Johnny's Song

Johnny was a sinner.

And feared no God.

He had deep eyes and a shadow

Bigger than him.

Johnny climbed mountains

And ran through deserts

Like you and me;

Unlike you and me

He wrote letters to the sky

And the stars.

Johnny loved more,

Always more,

Deeper than bottomless ocean

And his lovers’ indifference.

He had a bicycle

And a tangled headphone

And a few orchids.

One night

Johnny went to the sea

With fifteen pebbles in his pocket

And one letter in hand.

He did not have a boat.

He was no sailor.

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