The Chronicles of Simon the Lover
Chapter Two: The Heart of Simon
In spite of his lack of human friends
Simon was not completely forsaken
For he found the companionship offered by books
To be quite agreeable
His best pals were the Scriptures, Moby Dick
And a collection of love poems
Penned by the great writers of verse
Oh, and by the way
Simon was in love
Her name was Muriel
She was an angel in his eyes
Every time he saw her in town
His heart felt as though it was being crushed
By the mighty hand of God
But he would only look quickly
For he was the town’s peculiar one
And though he could bear the judgmental stares
Of everyone that passed him by
To risk catching such a glance from Muriel
Would be as death to him
So rather than chance such a fate
He withheld his eyes from ever meeting hers
Several years it had been
That he had lived in this sad state
A man whose chest burned with the heat
Of true love’s passion
Yet feeling imprisoned
Unable to express his deepest emotions
To the object of his desire
The sweet Muriel
But one day
Everything changed…
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-Copyright 2005 By: Luke Austin Daugherty
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