~ An Unlikely Couple ~He’s perfect in every way,
his hair always stays in its place.
Even scruff seems to belong.
But he’s wrong inside his brain-space.
His legal firm’s doing well
and, he’s well on his way to wealth.
But eyes are sad and empty
and there we can see his true health.
She’s different, not quite right.
but her light shines brighter than his.
As life goes whizzing by her,
something stirs within who she is.
Her cheeks may be a bit low
and below, her mouth is wide
but her too-high eyes are bright
and tonight they show cheer inside.
Lonely-Tide bar is the place
for these two faces to appear
on-stage. The night was chilly
and so he offered coat and beer.
With a smile, she accepted.
Something that was dead in him died.
His sad mouth turned up in a
smile. They got up and went inside.
and below, her mouth is wide
but her too-high eyes are bright
and tonight they show cheer inside.
Lonely-Tide bar is the place
for these two faces to appear
on-stage. The night was chilly
and so he offered coat and beer.
With a smile, she accepted.
Something that was dead in him died.
His sad mouth turned up in a
smile. They got up and went inside.
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ReplyDeleteI thought you might be interested to know that the guy looks a lot like this YouTuber called Chester See.