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Watch this YouTube video live at the Winking Lizard in Ohio 10/10/08

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers (C) reading her poem John (edited) at the open mike 8/4/12 Waiting 4 the Bus in Chicago

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers (S) reading her poem John (edited) at the open mike 8/4/12 Waiting 4 the Bus in Chicago

See YouTube video (C) of Janet Kuypers’ 3 poems (“Sheri”, “Where To Go” & “John (edited)”) 8/4/12 at Chicago’s Waiting 4 the Bus

See YouTube video (S) of Janet Kuypers’ 3 poems (“Sheri”, “Where To Go” & “John (edited)”) 48/4/12 at Chicago’s Waiting 4 the Bus

See YouTube video live 6/16/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Headache”, “John (edited 1996)” and “Can’t Answer That One” from “Chapter 38 v3” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video live 6/16/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Headache”, “John (edited 1996)” and “Can’t Answer That One” from “Chapter 38 v3” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

John edited On the other side of the room I sense him through the cigarette smoke, the roar of conversation, and the dim lights. I look at his face, but I can no longer see John. I have dreamt and envisioned a God-like figure. I have imagined his sensitivity and his thoughtfulness. I have felt his hands caress my skin and his lips meet mine. He has held me a thousand times, protecting me. I have rehearsed our moments together in my mind, the moments I’ve created: the candlelight dinners, the dancing, the loving. While never knowing him any more than glimpses of his face across a crowded room. The music blares as I look over my shoulder between the empty faces and see his image laughing, smiling, talking with friends. And my eyes flare with envy. I wonder why he is not with me, but I know the face across the room is not John. It is a door to a dream that will never be. Copyright Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission.