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朋友劳工写给朋友的. c2 W! ~. G! ~0 Y6 a5 `
0 g% D: O1 z9 L3 \ f+ M ?0 F4 rI want to grow you a tree,
& m/ v3 s, c6 p" nAnd on its side, to carve a picture of someone unknown:; t5 F' F5 ]) c. s) U, X* |
$ S$ j- U$ b; l8 ^" d3 i* V. G5 oA husband you've never met, but someday will,
2 |6 `1 i& k$ oA me that is not lazy, that always loves--- I do, I do, 6 P) m' L+ @$ ?$ i5 S/ S
But he will more, and say it; a me who is awake when you wake,
1 U: G d" X# d1 d( e1 bwatching you, protecting your fragile smile.
F% y3 a: `- y8 @! dHe will not be afraid, not lose persepctive, P. M* e/ Z0 I" g6 U
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He will understand all this about you:: @ F' p( U0 X" t, N
Your fear, your hope,
' |) g) t, A( K, u. O8 u1 Z, PYour kindness, your need for space.
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# x- E1 R: H; ?: I/ kIn your mind, you've been left before.
5 K( M9 A/ B3 G; R% n8 QWe--all of us-- did not love you when you needed it, not fiercely--
/ }- g. a) }8 D( w" p: I6 SYou were afraid; you needed to see that we meant our words,
6 r. X# M0 N, n. y* [You feared you hadn't earned them. 2 S% t: w% K) W- L w! N
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he will understand all this. I will understand all this. @- q; d) z$ }
God grant that you two meet, and that I be he. |
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