Kissing in cars

From The Beat Goes On

Segment Three

The Facets Of Life


By

Gail Debel Allouf
Class of 1969




kissing in cars....
connecting stars
pulse of the heat
the city beats
through my veins
its insane
on streets so slick
the lonely and sick
sit and wait...
but I'm late...
got to create
get it done by the date
I fight sleep
focus deep
on the lines I've drawn
'till the dawn
sheds light
right into my eyes
realize
to create is a great
ability
pictures flash
in my mind
art is a kind
of life on a page
It's been my stage
to explore
more
and my mom
who bore me
lived to adore me
believed in my art
with her fragile heart
met her fate
on the very date
to graduate
she passed on to the place
we all have to face
from beyond the sky
her watchful eye
stayed beside me at night
when my babies would cry
helped me remember
her lullabies
life goes on
times have gone
through changes
re-arranges
left me amazed
how time has gone
raising sons
was priority
and would always be
I've lived to see
how strong they've grown
on their own
always there for me
love and loss
loss and love
No one's ever above
joy and pain
as the flame in the candle burns'
connecting stars
kissing in cars...
times have gone
through changes
rearranges
left me amazed
how much time
has gone ....

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Photo's of Daisy Aldan, from the collection of Lee Stewart, 1953

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