Lemonade

[the facade]

Lemonade


"When life gives you
lemons
make lemonade",
they say.

I see myself
as a lemon.
So when I face you
I ask "See through me",
and make a promise
of lemonade.

But, as we walk
hand in hand
I wonder -
when all is seen
we're no longer keen,
and squeezing that palm of yours
is no desert's oasis,
but is a rather
sticky encounter.

Squeezing lemonade
out of lemons
is all very nice,
but it's still sour,
much like seeing somebody.
Let's just be content
with seeing each other through.

[Twota]

Hmm, that got me confused in some parts but i like it ;D and i love lemonade.

[hillwalker]

It managed to confuse me as well. I'm assuming we're to see some link between him squeezing his girlfriend's hand and squeezing lemons... but it left me scratching my head (hence the splinters).

H

[the facade]

Twota and Hill - thanks for commenting.

I've made some changes that I hope will make the poem more communicative.

Twota - Lemonade is niiiiice :)

[Twota]

I think it is clearer now yah :D and i like the -promise of lemonade- alot xD nice :D

[Doralace]

So you say "danger! don't touch"!? I guess it's very hot (and humid!) where you live...

[Delta40]

It makes more sense and now I get the impression imagining yourself as the lemon, their is some confidence conflict going on