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"Rain on My Muse Parade"
by Jeph Johnson
I need a single
Solitary muse
Not the ones unsafe
For me to choose
And not the kind
You grab ahold and lose
Who leave me so
Bewildered and confused
Retuning all my
Bubblegum to blues
Old lovers are now
Enemies or friends
Futility I'm forced
Now to defend
This happens in ways
Hard to comprehend
Coincidence for me
Becomes a trend
I really want this
Muse parade to end
The procession of
Their influence remains
Just long enough to
Infrequently sustain
A poem or two before
My honor's shamed
In the gutter where
The water drains
Lies this parade in wait
Waiting for rain
I seek her with
Such anticipation
Someone to be
My sole inspiration
Dark clouds primed
With precipitation
Foreshadow the muse
Parade's cancelation
Instead the drops
Drip down on my elation
