' ' ' ' Never One For Taking No For An Answer(For Byran) Poem by Dónall Dempsey

Summer came
into the room

of the world

carelessly scattering
her things

everywhere
&
everywhere

you looked
her laughter

looking back
at you.

Blossoms bloomed brazenly
hungry as kisses.

Sunlight touched
itself

with a little shiver
of excitement.

The sun grew hot
& sweaty.

She frowned upon
my frown.

Nonchalantly she lit
another cigarette

holding the still
burning match

to my perfect frown.

She watched
with a casual violence

as it burst into the flames
of a surprised smile.

Summer kissed me
on the lips

never one
for taking no

...for an answer.