Idle, Jay

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IDLE When I was young and I could smile When I was young and I could smile, I could dream and be glad for a while, The sound of smiles, the scent of love, The hope of wonders from above, When girls would smile and turn my head, And I would laugh at all jokes said. When dreams of wonders would dance in my mind, And whisk me away to places divine. Where the only sounds I ever heard Were those of laughter and of mockingbirds. But then one day from my dreams I awoke, With pain in my chest that caused me to choke. I awoke in a place where the nights were cold. Where nothing mattered but the beauty of gold. Where people weren't people, more monster than men, And oh how I wish I could fall back to dream again. Where people and places both shone in the light, Rather than hurt others and hide in the night. ^ ^ ^  ̂  But now I'm awake and awake I must stay, Alone in cold shadows rather in lighted day. So I'll just close my eyes and reminisce for :t while, To when I was young and I could smile. image created by Brianna Elam Idle, Jay. "When I was young and I could smile." The Cornfield Review 19 (2001-2002): 2.Available online at http://cornfieldreview.osu.edu.  Copyright held by the author.

When I was young and I could smile

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When I was young and I could smile

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