by Tyrone Graham

Created on: March 13, 2010

Of the Future

The girl I will marry

some day

will be beautiful,

intelligent, wise

and good. I know that

for certain. Her face,

features and figure

are not so clear –

they might be any

of the thousands I’ve imagined.

She might be champagne-haired

or she may have ebony curls.

I think of her facelessness

and know I have yet to meet her.

I pass the time of day

in her company

and wonder if reality would be harsher.

Anyway, that’s left to be seen,

like her. I wonder, does she exist?

Does she cherish such a dream

as I do? What can she be doing

as I pen these words?

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