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朋友劳工写给朋友的+ ~/ M1 T8 ^! B
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I want to grow you a tree,
& S, z4 f* ^: c7 Q V, d; ^% cAnd on its side, to carve a picture of someone unknown:+ n9 z; w* D' p; c [; `
% P2 `6 J. v1 [& p+ A& t9 k2 h" X! [$ e( AA husband you've never met, but someday will,
9 R( |+ x' M ^A me that is not lazy, that always loves--- I do, I do, % ?# Y! q5 Y2 o! F6 ^" ?& f
But he will more, and say it; a me who is awake when you wake,
! o& k5 e, m+ H9 M, v; ~; q: [watching you, protecting your fragile smile.. [- @: m$ K) z& h! U
He will not be afraid, not lose persepctive,6 O* i! v/ Y- P
! @' r; {: j5 q: M/ Q. \He will understand all this about you:
9 p( @ O% X) `0 cYour fear, your hope,, w0 N# ?3 |# `- a4 z
Your kindness, your need for space.0 ]% H+ ]9 |8 s
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In your mind, you've been left before. 2 o7 w% w$ y- | P" m: g6 d% E
We--all of us-- did not love you when you needed it, not fiercely--
5 {9 I+ y& A) k0 B: OYou were afraid; you needed to see that we meant our words, & P8 e6 {$ S& z, d! o! M' b1 M
You feared you hadn't earned them.
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he will understand all this. I will understand all this. 6 T$ i3 b" i3 z4 [% o" z% K: n) k
God grant that you two meet, and that I be he. |
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