i tell her about the days of the week
and she wonders if i’m weak
but what is strength
is it forever

i say it’s forever
for a moment
and if you line them up right
it’s happily ever after

no you’re not useless
and neither were you
or you
but it’s all rubber
there is no glue
so stay by me awhile
if it suits

have fun
in a cautious tone they’ll say
as if there were any choice
for a heart that stretches this way

see my one true love
has always been
something to hold between my fingers
something that doesn’t sate
with just the right weight
such is my fate

but you’re not useless
and neither were you
or you
see it’s all just rubber
there is no glue
so stay by me awhile
and if it suits
—

“all good dreamers…”

by JTW
©2011 JTW “jtwhitaker.com” All rights reserved.

for “papa.”