Light and Run
The air around us is thick with
gun powder
The overhead hanging of clouds only
makes the reports louder
I long to be with you
but I am stuck here again
with nothing to do
I long to see your face
shadowed with the pretty lights
It makes me forget the hatred
forget the fights
I miss you I say as I light
and run
It flares up bright as the sun
And I think of you and
your gentle laughter
I’d always dreaded what
came after
The sparks die down and
fizzle out
I miss you without a doubt
7-4-94
©Patti Keno
Dedicated to the man I never knew.
Invisible No More 