FOR THE ETERNAL PRINCE

The little man looks up into the eyes

of the soldier child who holds him out on that

dance floor of unexpected kindness &

heartbreaking warmth of feeling.

The smile shared...

And how they cared...

How it ended...

So unfair...

Life is torment glossed

in teardrops...

Life is that kiss...

That thorn...

That madness...

Life is over & a new love begins.

This war is waged always...

For all of our strange days...

This war never ends...

So everyone loses

while nobody wins.