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朋友劳工写给朋友的
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I want to grow you a tree, . B& X* ^- ~% h
And on its side, to carve a picture of someone unknown:5 \- V. y7 r- b& W, z6 f
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A husband you've never met, but someday will, 7 |, m* ^8 b- E/ l
A me that is not lazy, that always loves--- I do, I do,
* U! ^6 L7 C0 \. bBut he will more, and say it; a me who is awake when you wake,
* J# m& e8 G" ^6 n' G1 Vwatching you, protecting your fragile smile.5 l: @7 \! X) m9 n8 Z
He will not be afraid, not lose persepctive,. o3 b1 u) l1 i$ k0 A% J5 H
' H: y8 L+ M! j$ R7 k! T- MHe will understand all this about you:
+ l) I, \3 A4 h: K: TYour fear, your hope,
) J: T k% w2 A+ B7 Q3 zYour kindness, your need for space.7 O9 n& r: x+ q5 {. n' A8 \
5 E) q; U" l. X9 L+ u1 z3 d$ VIn your mind, you've been left before. & j1 R/ M U0 m% B
We--all of us-- did not love you when you needed it, not fiercely--
* X) r% u8 R0 b+ n' tYou were afraid; you needed to see that we meant our words, * c' t# T! _ p
You feared you hadn't earned them.
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# H9 x ^/ e3 Mhe will understand all this. I will understand all this.
' s* A/ G2 o2 l' `God grant that you two meet, and that I be he. |
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