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it was easier

to say it

she had enough

of yesterdays

enough of

the shadows

but then

when the night fell

that was all

she cared to hold close

yesterdays and the memory

of his hello

the echo of his kisses

still played

along her neck

and the fires

still lingered

even as the dawn

faded away

no

she had enough

of her yesterdays

now

as she visits

his grave site

still adorned

with a tri-folded flag

stained

by the tears

that she wept

it was easier

to say it

she had enough

of yesterdays

enough of

the shadows

but then

when the night fell

that was all

she cared to hold close

yesterdays and the memory

of his hello

the echo of his kisses

still played

along her neck

and the fires

still lingered

even as the dawn

faded away

no

she had enough

of her yesterdays

now

as she visits

his grave site

still adorned

with a tri-folded flag

stained

by the tears

that she wept

it was easier

to say it

she had enough

of yesterdays

enough of

the shadows

but then

when the night fell

that was all

she cared to hold close

yesterdays and the memory

of his hello

the echo of his kisses

still played

along her neck

and the fires

still lingered

even as the dawn

faded away

no

she had enough

of her yesterdays

now

as she visits

his grave site

still adorned

with a tri-folded flag

stained

by the tears

that she wept

in the beginning

it was so dark

that the only light

was the sparkle

in his eyes

but then he said

let there be light

and sat for a few decades

deciding

what light should be

his first thought

was lighting

to race across the ether

but he thought

he may stumble and fall

and that would leave

such a mess

so he created the sun

and since he was cold

he turned it into

an oversized heater

to keep him warm

still

he had not created

the planets yet

and when he finally did

they were lifeless

empty

cold

and he called them

marbles

because he was bored

and shooting marbles

gave him something

to do

but as time went on

he fashioned another

one with waters

to wash his hands

at the end of the day

and maybe have drink

after he invented thrist

but still he grew lazy

so he created man

to handle

his mundane chores

but they asked

too many questions

and he really had not yet

created writing

or an instruction guide

for them to follow

so he created woman

to keep them busy

with sex instead

like explaining that

wasn't hard enough

when even he

wasn't sure

what to do

but then he was always

misunderstood

must have been

his accent

or something

like the time

he was singing

"listen to the falling rain

listen to it fall..."

and Noah,

being such a busy body,

thought he meant a flood

so he built a boat

or was it an ark?

any way

god felt

they would think

he was a liar

if he didn't invent rain

so he turned on

the faucet

and went on

to dig a outhouse

oh sorry

I stand corrected

it was

the grand canyon

and forgot to turn off

the faucet

until he heard the unicorns

had drowned

and by then Noah

had perfected the backstroke

while being chased by

piranha

oh and before I forget

his name wasn't allah or budda

or any such thing

it was Maurice

he just never cared to tell

anyone

oh why isn't this in the bible

you ask?

well the first writers

thought it was all too stupid

and the ghost writer

never bothered to ask anyone

if the whole thing was true

or maybe not

and Maurice wasn't saying

all that much

he was still trying to explain

to Moses

that the map he offered him

never said repeat

when he started

his long march

in worn out shoes

in the beginning

it was so dark

that the only light

was the sparkle

in his eyes

but then he said

let there be light

and sat for a few decades

deciding

what light should be

his first thought

was lighting

to race across the ether

but he thought

he may stumble and fall

and that would leave

such a mess

so he created the sun

and since he was cold

he turned it into

an oversized heater

to keep him warm

still

he had not created

the planets yet

and when he finally did

they were lifeless

empty

cold

and he called them

marbles

because he was bored

and shooting marbles

gave him something

to do

but as time went on

he fashioned another

one with waters

to wash his hands

at the end of the day

and maybe have drink

after he invented thrist

but still he grew lazy

so he created man

to handle

his mundane chores

but they asked

too many questions

and he really had not yet

created writing

or an instruction guide

for them to follow

so he created woman

to keep them busy

with sex instead

like explaining that

wasn't hard enough

when even he

wasn't sure

what to do

but then he was always

misunderstood

must have been

his accent

or something

like the time

he was singing

"listen to the falling rain

listen to it fall..."

and Noah,

being such a busy body,

thought he meant a flood

so he built a boat

or was it an ark?

any way

god felt

they would think

he was a liar

if he didn't invent rain

so he turned on

the faucet

and went on

to dig a outhouse

oh sorry

I stand corrected

it was

the grand canyon

and forgot to turn off

the faucet

until he heard the unicorns

had drowned

and by then Noah

had perfected the backstroke

while being chased by

piranha

oh and before I forget

his name wasn't allah or budda

or any such thing

it was Maurice

he just never cared to tell

anyone

oh why isn't this in the bible

you ask?

well the first writers

thought it was all too stupid

and the ghost writer

never bothered to ask anyone

if the whole thing was true

or maybe not

and Maurice wasn't saying

all that much

he was still trying to explain

to Moses

that the map he offered him

never said repeat

when he started

his long march

in worn out shoes

she smiled

and for a moment

all I thought of

was knowing her

not just her smile

or her touch

but that glimmer

in her eye

that warmth my spirit

that softness

in her tone

that spoke of seduction

but we were strangers

in a crowded room

where the play

just loud enough

to hide a hello

but I dared myself

to walk over

to reveal my presence

and hold hoped

she was just as bold

and upon my approach

I asked her to dance

and then our eyes met

as we walked out

to the dance floor

and tomorrow

became a runaway dream

while yesterday

the rudest of voyeurs

we ignored it all

no words were spoken

but the night

became an eternity

of discovery

of hope

and the understanding

sometimes love

is born in the silence

just before hello