Views in verse - on innocence.
Youth should be cherished. But in truth ...it is too quickly lost.
But scratch below the surface ...they're still just kids.
Déjà vu mes enfants
She stands before the mirror
Adding that final touch to her face
Her girlfriends wait outside for her
Cursing her snail-like pace
He changes his shoes for the third time
not good at all with this dressing
He never feels he gets it right
And his shirt really needed pressing
All the way over the stars are bright
There's something about the full moon's glow
They arrive together ...drawn together
Excited about the show
They meet at the bar right on cue
As the barman fixes their drinks
She likes the way he quietly waits
For the collar of his Guinness to sink
Their eyes cross
She asks where it is that
maybe she's seen him before?
He answers he knows her too
But from where ...he's not really sure
The words come kind of easy
As they have their drinks at the bar
Their friends who 'pushed' them together
They start to smile from afar
Deja vu mes enfant
Enjoy the moment
Don't go running
Away from your youth
Cherchez mes chers
The person you are
Before looking ahead for truth
Voulez vous mes amis
To see the person inside
Before leaving behind your youth
Perplexed by their friends
they go outside
Into the waiting night
And sit on a bench for hours
In the moon's romantic light
He walks her home later
Missing the show
Lost in her perfume and lace
He asks if she enjoyed herself
She softly kisses his face
In that moment...
She remains curious
As to where she's met him before
He soon quips
"Oh ...I know that now ..
We live in number 84"
Deja vu mes enfant
Enjoy the moment
Don't go running
Away from your youth
Cherchez mes chers
The person you are
Before looking ahead for truth
Voulez vous mes amis
To see the person inside
Before leaving behind your youth
by Grahame J Flynn
