8/31/20

reply to an April 22, 1990 letter



Will I ever walk alone again, alone down by the sea?
  You will never walk, my love,
  without my love for thee!

Will I be the only one to see the
sun awaken from her sleep?
  The sun will never awaken, my love,
  without my love for thee!

Will I be the only one to hear
the sounds that greet the morn?
  No morn could have a sound, my love,
  without my love for thee!

Will I be the only one to notice
that tomorrow has been born?
  Tomorrow is ill-conceived, my love,
  without my love for thee!

I never want to be alone - Alone
is sharing without you!
  You'll never share one moment, my love,
  without my love for thee!




break goodbye


Let’s just break  goodbye  in half and
  leave this as  good
Before you say the whole word
Before your lips come together
Before they touch the second syllable
  Let’s leave this as  good
Let’s make that the word because
  that’s what we were
    We were good
      Good together
      Good for each other
      Good at love
And it’s good now to kiss you in the
  middle of such a word and
  not taste
  the end
And it’s good now to hold you
And it’s good not to hear the
  hard thump of that sound
And it’s good that we leave this in
  alternating whispers of

yes, this was good
we were good…
and smile through tears.



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