" DISTANT ROOMS HAUNTING ~ 1984 "

I look around the room
And it's you I see in every face,
In every place, in every graceful movement
From the dance in the dark
To the hint of Bob Marley,
I look around the room
And it's you I see....

Once, when I watched you dance
I thought I saw the truth
About the music of 1984,
About beauty,
The beauty in all things
Today, I dance through those memories
With you,
Alone...

I'm frantic with fear of rooms now,
Rooms without you,
Room's devoid of your energy
Rooms without the truth
Etched into your perfection,
Which, alone
I ever spy.....

When there's a sun up in the sky now,
It evolves, ever so slowly
Into your face
In every place, In every morning glory,
From the sunflower seed
To the hint of haunting sunshine,
Where,
I bathe in you.....

Now, as I look around the room
It's still you that I embrace,
Still you in the shadows
Of every graceful movement,
From dancing in the dark,
And having you
Illuminate
The view,
How I miss you,
My sweet,
You....

Tony Taylor.  (Chicago)