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And on its side, to carve a picture of someone unknown:
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A husband you've never met, but someday will,
' Z" d! i; Q+ k& cA me that is not lazy, that always loves--- I do, I do,
$ h" j( w# B7 N ~1 L* J) E/ }+ H$ uBut he will more, and say it; a me who is awake when you wake,
1 \; F( `" g9 j6 E8 E E7 Twatching you, protecting your fragile smile.
. v4 u) [' w b1 D6 T8 EHe will not be afraid, not lose persepctive,6 ^/ S! x* ]+ L# `: b" \
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He will understand all this about you:
* y/ b& p; F& D# ]' ?Your fear, your hope,. R& u% f- V1 p) a! d4 e. t" Q' \
Your kindness, your need for space.
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In your mind, you've been left before.
9 [5 E6 F. o3 U5 {- |We--all of us-- did not love you when you needed it, not fiercely--
) o E: ]) ]0 U2 E9 ]8 Z6 DYou were afraid; you needed to see that we meant our words, # c3 t1 v- ?( J; l3 C8 C4 q0 E
You feared you hadn't earned them.
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he will understand all this. I will understand all this. 0 r: f# u% M2 h, n) T
God grant that you two meet, and that I be he. |
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