Holding On

I remember the boy who saved me from being raped by those two men in the alley…

I remember the boy taking care of me as much as he could with 3 jobs and a crappy home…

I remember the boy with a sparkle in his brown eyes…

I remember the boy smiling…

I remember the boy laughing…

I remember the boy falling in love with me as I did with him…

I remember the nights we spent together…

I remember that horrible night…

I remember when he couldn’t stand me to look at his face…

I remember when he left me…

I remember when he never said goodbye…

I remember crying every night…

And I remember the playing card he left behind…

The Joker Card…

What’s that got to with anything?