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朋友劳工写给朋友的
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) h% n! A/ s* q$ @- ~ U. A1 DI want to grow you a tree,
; M8 N A. E0 H' N5 ~- d) zAnd on its side, to carve a picture of someone unknown:
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A husband you've never met, but someday will, $ m' k' S: d/ [/ p
A me that is not lazy, that always loves--- I do, I do, . m) |3 l4 ^+ o+ K
But he will more, and say it; a me who is awake when you wake,
2 N: S7 }. h. @' V) X8 Dwatching you, protecting your fragile smile.% t: P8 u& [' U8 K$ k) }
He will not be afraid, not lose persepctive,
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' d9 n8 h, |( w0 O o: v0 lHe will understand all this about you:. [% g7 v4 f4 V- h
Your fear, your hope,
% E' R5 c0 R; p' @% l/ g1 }' dYour kindness, your need for space.& e5 n" H( V: u. U
& W, P! G' [# y2 F( {* }In your mind, you've been left before.
$ U5 g" z, {6 ~. B! `& `We--all of us-- did not love you when you needed it, not fiercely--
+ v$ \7 l2 @" ^. n/ z i* wYou were afraid; you needed to see that we meant our words,
- V- H/ M7 } `& o8 TYou feared you hadn't earned them. , ]0 n! o+ r! [" }' N7 q
1 z7 H% G1 ~6 ghe will understand all this. I will understand all this. 0 C) h. c! z1 G, |* Y
God grant that you two meet, and that I be he. |
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