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朋友劳工写给朋友的
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5 z. o' u3 _7 Q. w7 BI want to grow you a tree,
- \: J. y! G+ h& Z" z/ FAnd on its side, to carve a picture of someone unknown:
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6 Q7 U! Y0 {7 b% M& x1 y3 [A husband you've never met, but someday will,
. @0 t. ~' l' L( Q" ^A me that is not lazy, that always loves--- I do, I do,
. v# E/ h9 Q8 BBut he will more, and say it; a me who is awake when you wake,& Q) c7 g5 G0 e8 M" T+ g: C
watching you, protecting your fragile smile.' m$ y% g, ~$ F. L9 I
He will not be afraid, not lose persepctive,
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( i; L! ~2 ]* j/ B9 `8 J; K! ^He will understand all this about you:
/ _; J& F+ p" S& d% Q, ]) QYour fear, your hope,; ?. b; \( \; {9 u
Your kindness, your need for space.% h, D( l, A" u9 p- c- s+ w+ f1 y
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In your mind, you've been left before.
4 d6 l. r; v! M9 IWe--all of us-- did not love you when you needed it, not fiercely--/ n5 a! g3 V# {# n8 P' i) T W
You were afraid; you needed to see that we meant our words,
6 V( Z: h7 p& K- `+ g6 g) |& X4 OYou feared you hadn't earned them.
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( g/ ^$ Q! H+ t0 v/ Zhe will understand all this. I will understand all this.
3 I/ R- o3 q- U! ]: YGod grant that you two meet, and that I be he. |
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