'happy tears – friend'

'happy tears – friend' timothy r gates, 11/17/2010

'jesus loves you,'
heard it, sang it, chanted it
a small boy, closeted by,
'this hurts me more than you'

'ashes to ashes,'
memory eternal, is eternal
grandpa truly loved me -
hear this, sing it, chant it

'love never fails,'
except when followed by a slap
like a G-D who honors free-will
'takes no pleasure' in it,
but still damns forever –
glad that Grandpas and Grandmas aren't like this

'a friend covers a multitude of sins,'
happy tears baptize yesterday
bottled from well-wishers
dervishes transformed –
damn, i love your whisper,
but the smile hurts my face sometimes.