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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