The Eve is Used
'The eve is used' I used to see
It had a great
impact on a youth like me
I saw it on
the way to the dole
Painted large
on an old brick wall
I often recall
its power and the lessons that it taught
To an adolescent
youth whose fights were yet un-fought
Whose thoughts
were still new, full of hope full of smiles
Whose feet were
for dancing for miles and for miles
Whose loves
were unnumbered whose hates non-existent
Whose dreams
of the future not all that insistent
Now when I look
back I can't but feel amused
I feel the same
today but the eve is used
© Bill Healey