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朋友劳工写给朋友的
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I want to grow you a tree, ; P8 d2 u' ~7 O9 g: n: t$ u
And on its side, to carve a picture of someone unknown:
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7 T) X& L' L7 s- m0 L& M. cA husband you've never met, but someday will,
& O4 Y, U$ e/ u/ S: ?* i7 IA me that is not lazy, that always loves--- I do, I do, , u; b# [! `- x8 E
But he will more, and say it; a me who is awake when you wake,- A1 d/ q8 b4 I
watching you, protecting your fragile smile., |# T: k I# u1 E3 W
He will not be afraid, not lose persepctive,
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: f" w5 k/ @4 s. YHe will understand all this about you:
# }& o# |$ @* g- w7 z+ J' kYour fear, your hope,
5 O3 T0 m7 H# I3 z$ H5 s1 gYour kindness, your need for space./ v7 A8 x$ ]/ D; H4 k
; {; {* W0 w$ ` I% o5 M% mIn your mind, you've been left before. 3 N, V5 j/ G2 S8 l7 i
We--all of us-- did not love you when you needed it, not fiercely--
# t/ p* ^' F2 T" m [You were afraid; you needed to see that we meant our words,
' A9 M' L+ _9 v" ]% s5 EYou feared you hadn't earned them.
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he will understand all this. I will understand all this. & |" R$ p3 B# t$ }) c$ a2 b# r
God grant that you two meet, and that I be he. |
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