David Michael Jackson

It Is Enough
By David Michael Jackson

it is not enough to say that I miss you
it is not enough to say that the world didn”t line up with flowers when you died
nothing will ever be enough
nothing will ever be enough to say
to do
time will not help
it is enough
to say that time will not win
it will not win
it will not win
the moment will win
the meaningless passing moment
the single note of the violin
passing into the air
then gone
gone
gone
if that is the only victory there is
then that is
victory
my friend
my dear and sweet
and wonderful
friend

Copyright © 1997 by David Michael Jackson,
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I talked to them folks
an’ invited them by
I told’em
you’d be here
with me on this page an’
I told’em
we didn’t quite know what we’d say
an’ we were kinda unpredictable like that
You know?
Anyways here’s hopin’ they come by
an’ see us
cause we’s lonely here on this page

an’ there I go
talkin’ like there’s other folks
in this poem
besides me
well there’s also
you
and I guess it’s time to say something
important cause this here is a poem
Ya’ll
take care
ya hear?

david michael jackson Sept 14, 2012 send cornbread and green beans