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WHEN CHILDREN DANCED

Part V: The Gentleman Father

 

And then I met The Others

and each impressed me in His way,

And if I knew the words to write

I would describe Them here today -

 

For each of Their tales is as vital

and bold as the ones I've told above,

Maybe soon I'll be a part of Their world...

They already have my Love.

 

But for now I'm only a watcher

and I'll tell you what it is that I see,

I see a group of friends...of Children...

I see an extended family -

 

I see strong and intelligent people

centered around a positive loving force,

A natural born leader...a man of action...

He is but a Child of course.

 

The patient Gentleman Father

with eyes like light through stained glass,

With a voice like eroticized leather

and an air of unquestionable class -

 

A body that has felt unknown pleasure

and undoubtedly endured through great pain,

With a soul to make the heavens weep

and a fierce devotion that can not be contained.

 

The disciplined passionate fire

that will burn forever within His heart,

Will refract through the open eyes

of His loyal counterparts -

 

Bathing His trusted comrades

in a primal ethereal light,

Believe me when I tell you that

They are quite a breathtaking sight.

 

And when that family is united

They will all stand center stage,

And all of Them will be rewarded one day

when Their battle is finally waged -

 

For They taught me by daring more...

More than anyone had ever chanced,

How my sendentary world could be changed

on those nights When Children Danced.

© APRIL 1994 By Menes