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THE PROMISE
TO OTHERS LIKE ME WHO STILL HAVE DREAMS,
THE BUTTERFLIES REMAIN
TO BRING A PROMISE OF THINGS TO COME,
LIKE RAINBOWS AFTER THE RAIN.
UNCHARTED PATHS TO MOUNTAIN PEAKS
MAY LEAD TO VALLEY FLOORS.
YET, WHO ON EARTH CAN GUARANTEE
WHAT LIES BEYOND CLOSED DOORS?
DON'T TEACH ME HOW TO BUILD A SHELL
AND LIVE MY LIFE INSIDE,
AND CLOSE MY THOUGHTS TO BUTTERFLIES,
OR SAY UNICORNS HAVE DIED.
PERHAPS IT'S WRONG TO LIVE IN DREAMS,
AND SEEK THAT POT OF GOLD,
BUT LOOKING TO NEW HORIZONS EACH DAY,
KEEPS HEARTS FROM GROWING OLD.
COPYRIGHT 1997
R. WAYNE PORTER