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朋友劳工写给朋友的
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I want to grow you a tree,
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A husband you've never met, but someday will,
+ S7 M. Q; o: e h; T: A# |6 XA me that is not lazy, that always loves--- I do, I do, ! S. a( z Z+ G; R2 U6 y
But he will more, and say it; a me who is awake when you wake,
$ i3 a1 ^1 S; h z2 {watching you, protecting your fragile smile.
# @. H& ?; {$ W! K2 IHe will not be afraid, not lose persepctive,4 _# l* ~9 c! R' F- y9 q" N1 B
5 U$ I1 ?* W. k& L! S1 gHe will understand all this about you:
1 b. Q" H# F+ }3 N, O9 x5 j: }Your fear, your hope,
7 x; S7 p- |, V) C7 TYour kindness, your need for space.
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: h' ~+ B8 v- r7 ?$ V9 MIn your mind, you've been left before. M9 q1 r( t# Q4 t! @; V
We--all of us-- did not love you when you needed it, not fiercely--
' d; [+ C, ?( f1 ?8 s# F3 H6 \6 {You were afraid; you needed to see that we meant our words,
' U$ f, i7 R: F* h' Q% bYou feared you hadn't earned them. 4 C# y- `. S" J" m7 t- f7 f
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he will understand all this. I will understand all this. ) R }! S7 A8 Q4 H$ J6 K
God grant that you two meet, and that I be he. |
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