 鲜花( 634)  鸡蛋( 5)
|
朋友劳工写给朋友的
5 Y8 \" V% i, ^7 f7 E* e1 S$ o8 h& @+ R/ H! T3 a, w! }. r7 J6 a
I want to grow you a tree, 8 L! o. R6 w) H/ y* |: E2 R) o2 f) l3 [
And on its side, to carve a picture of someone unknown:
: G0 |; N7 D7 P4 {) x& b
) \9 d% n# h- X4 V% Z. R% ZA husband you've never met, but someday will, 5 ~- I6 o! j; T' L7 h4 Z$ a% ~) B
A me that is not lazy, that always loves--- I do, I do, / I7 c4 {7 k }& W9 }3 h9 V: x. K
But he will more, and say it; a me who is awake when you wake,
& ~$ K9 X- K6 x7 {, i1 twatching you, protecting your fragile smile., l( y( T+ I: F. e+ h
He will not be afraid, not lose persepctive,
' y6 l# s% c2 ^7 t* V
2 p9 F( x( ~& I% F& D E! T. s5 v+ M# uHe will understand all this about you:8 h9 s C# r! F, Z3 h% d
Your fear, your hope,
4 S0 @) C% V3 t2 j2 Z! j" YYour kindness, your need for space.
" f3 a) b9 G% u$ S: z 3 W3 l0 e% c& R8 i7 [
In your mind, you've been left before. $ }- S$ a! E) k& b6 \1 c8 j
We--all of us-- did not love you when you needed it, not fiercely--$ t5 v6 n. B5 C9 X. T2 Y4 S" f4 e
You were afraid; you needed to see that we meant our words, 5 g0 o: u; z% _; R( @+ u9 ]. N
You feared you hadn't earned them. - c: H' t1 O# Q+ ^+ x
2 @" `6 v" n( \( f( R( S0 G8 the will understand all this. I will understand all this.
7 s- T2 @" B1 U2 O8 {God grant that you two meet, and that I be he. |
|