Byron W Lacy
Byron W Lacy, You spoke to my heart I don't know Byron W Lacy although he was my Facebook friend. When my friend Susan came to Tech, she had gone to a JUCO in Athens, TX (forgive me for not knowing the name) and she had gone to school with Byron and she had a book that had poems in it and I wrote them in my 'Nothing Book' back in 1976. I wanted to put them on this blog but wanted Byron's permission and he generously gave it to me. So with the full knowledge and notice that he retains full copyrights and ownership here are the 2 poems I copied all those years ago: Something Good There were times When I would rather Have slept forever. I saw you In dreams then And that was better Than not seeing You at all. I took to leaving The alarm clock In the kitchen, unset, Where I couldn't Even hear it's ticking And moved my bed Where the sun On slipping through The uncurtained window Would not catch me Sleeping. I guess something good Has come out of...