before (a tribute to jackie kennedy)

Before, you were my president
you were loved
you were america's royal resident
Before, you were the father
of the two gifts we recieved
and it was nothing but heaven
that we retrieved
Before, you were my husband
the man i gave my life
for the bad
and for the good
i was always n forever your wife
Before, you were my fiancee
and i couldn't wait
couldn't anticipate
that you, my fiancee
would wake up with me
everyday
Before, you were my boyfriend
so young and sporadic
and honey, i had to admit...
i was an addict
Before, you were that guy and
you surely caught my eye,
and meeting you,
i never wanted to say goodbye
Before it all, you conquered it all
from bring change to millions
to just...breaking down my walls
but...AFTER it all...



you became my angel.


[i wrote this poem during 2nd period, in the shoes of jackie kennedy, after viewing the horrific clip of JFK's assaination, i was insprired to write. watching that very moment, when JFK got shot, he of course fell on his wife jackie, and it made me think beyond the literal and logical view, that wow, jackie was a ride or die chick. in our modern words,sounds goofy but really... after a few hours surcomin to the unfornutate death of JFK, LBJ was immediately sworn in to take his place, yet jackie was right beside LBJ during the oath, worn out, and devastated...for her outfit had the blood of her husband, resting on her clothes. and i jus thought, man... this is something else. to lose somebody like that.. it made me think of love in general, and how the real love is rare.]