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朋友劳工写给朋友的1 z) R. O( F; q1 [
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I want to grow you a tree, 7 X' y) U+ T# J, t% c
And on its side, to carve a picture of someone unknown:: t x) D+ v! t4 y8 i& ^- z
, u/ r. V& W: F6 G0 Q% tA husband you've never met, but someday will, 6 ?8 g$ G. X8 ^" W* T* Q. m
A me that is not lazy, that always loves--- I do, I do,
8 k, A1 o3 h# K- f+ aBut he will more, and say it; a me who is awake when you wake,- U% L1 \" U4 B6 T6 R6 |
watching you, protecting your fragile smile.$ Z2 v6 T' O% q) Z8 i
He will not be afraid, not lose persepctive,* ]( Y2 {: o$ U/ ~( O1 u/ G) \: N V2 [" Z
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He will understand all this about you:$ m v$ ^4 j; x8 o g4 h. U" F9 i
Your fear, your hope,# r2 P( b D& p, C
Your kindness, your need for space.3 F( c' K/ Z5 a; ?4 Q
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In your mind, you've been left before.
- h2 c9 g$ I9 f" h6 n y1 `We--all of us-- did not love you when you needed it, not fiercely--9 D* u6 [; e7 W3 |* @
You were afraid; you needed to see that we meant our words,
% Q3 ]* k G/ ]5 H: [2 s8 NYou feared you hadn't earned them.
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he will understand all this. I will understand all this. 8 x' W. a6 q) Z0 j8 C
God grant that you two meet, and that I be he. |
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