More Than It Seemed
My life was making the rounds
of the honky tonks And bars.
There was no where I was bound.
Each place left many scars.
Some for all to see.
Others on the heart.
There was nothing there for me.
My life was literally falling apart.
Then I met a living walking dream.
My life took a different turn.
Not in the honky tonks, it seems.
But, in a in a library with book worms.
We whispered back & forth.
Then, I asked her out for coffee.
She said yes, was her retort.
It was odd. I felt so sloppy.
We had coffee & talked.
Her life was as lonely as mine.
I was so glad she hadn’t balked.
When I told her I had a good time.
I asked to see her again.
To my surprise she agreed.
Something good was about to begin.
Was I ever lucky to plant this seed.
With her looks, I didn’t see
how she could ever be lonely.
But, it seems she was just like me.
Except that she wasn’t homely.
Time passes like it always does.
We kept dating once a week or more.
No honky tonks or bars because
I wanted her to see so much more.
She was a teacher in grade school.
I was a carpenter full time.
She was interested in what I do.
I was only thinking I wish she was mine.
We had many interests in common.
There was so much to share with her.
she introduced me to her mama & kin.
Where my family was, I wasn’t sure.
One day, listening to the radio.
We heard a religious show.
We both said maybe we should go.
There was so much we didn’t know.
To make a long story shorter now.
We ended up being baptized there.
Then we exchanged wedding vows.
We became members. Now God we share.
Our life has become a threesome.
We may become four before too long.
For now it’s her & I & God is the third one.
Life has become a happy song.
Funny how life changed from honky tonks & bars.
To paradise every day of my life.
No longer does loneliness scar.
Because I have God and my wife.————-R. W. Johnson—–(2014)