Jennifer
Closer than a sister,
almost a twin.
We shared hollow dreams
and dark pleasures
in the night
of our youth.
Then came the dawn.
I was touched
by the sun,
but she fled,
seeking ever-darker
places to hide.
Sometimes
we still meet
in the twilight
and touch hands.
Then she slips back
into shadows
and leaves me
to turn wet cheeks
to the sunrise.
Jon Donley
3/24/92Cancer took Jennifer on March 19, 1999