81. Like Father Like Son © Hélène Levasseur

HELENE LEVASSEUR

I SAW THIS PICTURE TODAY AND THOUGHT OF YOU
STEEPED IN WONDER OF A FATHER AND SON TOO
NOT LONG AGO EVERYTHING WAS LIKE “A BIJOU”
THAT RELATIONSHIP WAS FUN AND “FROU-FROU”

THESE DAYS IT SEEMS THAT LIFE HAS TAKEN A STROLL
IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIPS WITHOUT A PAY-ROLL
WE MUST BEGIN TO WRITE OUR OWN NEW SCROLL
OF FINDING DEPTH WITHIN OUR SKILLS TO ENROLL

WE HAVE NEVER STOPPED BELIEVING IN POSSIBILITIES
SO LET’S FORGE AHEAD THROUGH ALL ABSURDITIES
AND PROVE TO THEM THAT WE’RE LIKE RUBIES
TREASURES TO BE REGARDED AS ASSETS IN DUTIES

IT APPEARS THAT ALREADY WE ARE IN A QUANTUM LEAP
THE WORK WE DO IS IN DEMAND AND WE’RE NOT CHEAP
WHAT IS FORTHCOMING SHOWS THAT WE WILL REAP
SOON IT WILL BE REFERRED TO AS A TIDE SO NEAP.