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朋友劳工写给朋友的
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I want to grow you a tree, - a! t1 d( Z. R% d
And on its side, to carve a picture of someone unknown:7 Q! n/ P" J& I, O, e+ g- c* v6 d
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A husband you've never met, but someday will, / Z: |! o- X+ m8 a4 F; M8 H6 T
A me that is not lazy, that always loves--- I do, I do,
$ M2 ?% ?4 j) J1 v5 NBut he will more, and say it; a me who is awake when you wake,
, ~$ ~: [0 ~/ n* L' pwatching you, protecting your fragile smile. T: h3 Q6 L8 r/ r) f5 J) L! C
He will not be afraid, not lose persepctive,/ x; y- g! M+ k' I
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He will understand all this about you:
2 @* M& D. `1 qYour fear, your hope,
0 v- A; \: P: C" w& d0 a# tYour kindness, your need for space.7 M, {: V# Z% {! r6 q, n/ ^
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In your mind, you've been left before.
, ~7 Y! E# [- U0 a/ i. TWe--all of us-- did not love you when you needed it, not fiercely--
6 h9 P5 p+ r' { r9 p+ EYou were afraid; you needed to see that we meant our words,
' [; i: L0 R3 S7 eYou feared you hadn't earned them. ) a: p5 d$ D; o: l6 r) U5 w7 i+ E, V
' b9 T; V- q) u- e. H" b$ N# d$ mhe will understand all this. I will understand all this.
- Z9 m0 _* o3 s" X- g6 M1 K. `God grant that you two meet, and that I be he. |
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