By Stephen
Date: 2001 Jul 21
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Old friend, Love again

lets pretend that life is full of roses
and the medications you take
and the fornications you make
are just boundaries disposed between friends among friends...
lets just pretend that one night spent
following your heart's vaulted vixen
and dancing to drinking to start fixin'
will miraculously dissolve all your problems with problems...
and when you pretend you are that 7 year old sweetheart
who was grossed out by the frog I let slither
and sickened by any other sort of little critter
just remember you pretended as you pretend who you pretend now...
the respected of veterinarians
the winner of lawyers
the master of antilogarithms
the girl who married tom sowyer...
lets pretend now that life was full of roses
where all the procrastinators like you could bloom
and where all your lovely life wouldn't end so soon
so very soon...
now we pretend the life whereas our love was true
and pretend this life wishing it not to be so cruel
but time scores up, it finds it's way to catch up
and there is never anything anyone ever could do...
but pretend a bed of roses
and take your form of poses
we'll make it last as is allowed
but stay for tonight's omens
and cry for tomorrow's old ends
we'll heal for now what has befouled...