Mistress Youth

what a crazy night
i was thinking about writing
a country song called
"don't make me get
        my hillbilly on"
but just can't get it right
 
i still ignore the pain
both past and present
my teeth are wearing down
and it gets harder to hide
my emotions
 
been thinking 'bout life
my life in retro
when i had nothing to fear
except being the last
surviving testimonial
 
mom gave me back
my old ship's cap
and i wore it for the first time
in almost twenty years
proudly
i am now officially
an old man
 
mistress youth.....
i miss your lips
and pretty eyes
and curvy body
and hot, nasty passion!
ummmmmm
 
but I know your shallow heart
would never have quenched
the dimensions of my being
so I clutch my vanilla dream
knowing the illusion of technicolor
is best left fleeting

Runnells, Iowa '09