Saturday, May 1, 2010

A Paraguayan Mystery Novel

A beautiful Paraguayan girl
Forgiving outlooks, all
I've seen her before; she took me part of the way home once
She stumbled into the coffeeshop, me sitting at the bar until I joined her

Her face glowing with a smile, where she told me I didn't used to
Upon a conversation about a book I'd read that she just started, perchance
Talks of reconciliation and peace, of spirituality and of God
About people lost with a more explicit definition for why I am

We were a gathering of four
And the other two mattered greatly - they really did
Small talk and explanation of my travels, luckily cut short, after a down night
Gently forsaking all the rest, receiving with care, it'z a two-way street

Disagreeable tendencies arose, being shot down immediately, assuredly
Our conccerns and tears were shed - hers and mine - without a single drop
It was amazing to look through her eyes, seeing a change in me
Belief stood separate; it made its way, but didn't permeate itself in discussion

Oh, I know I'm not allowed, but I don't care; I want to
With the name of my sister gone astray, she touched my soul
My heart and hers are one and I don't know, nor do I care, what that means
As she walks out the door to go to the store...

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