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朋友劳工写给朋友的% O+ ^6 G. }$ u$ Y
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I want to grow you a tree,
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A husband you've never met, but someday will, / X* |) w) y; r/ V8 a
A me that is not lazy, that always loves--- I do, I do,
- m% M i5 ^ H7 [$ W& g8 sBut he will more, and say it; a me who is awake when you wake,
/ }( e+ z4 F8 B) ]! T' ^watching you, protecting your fragile smile.
2 t# @. D) E; o1 a+ \& mHe will not be afraid, not lose persepctive,! {( O' P; F7 D. i' r3 T, v+ i) N' N
# V8 W# G- R3 }He will understand all this about you:! b2 w) N) Z! m A
Your fear, your hope,
: K e; `4 Z9 gYour kindness, your need for space.
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In your mind, you've been left before.
% M+ u1 ?, n8 t" ^We--all of us-- did not love you when you needed it, not fiercely--
2 ^+ J( K# r: L/ X6 RYou were afraid; you needed to see that we meant our words, 8 V- q/ z0 e8 F. ~. X7 l
You feared you hadn't earned them. . x/ T5 e/ c1 ]
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he will understand all this. I will understand all this. 3 Z g! l( I4 f0 X: c
God grant that you two meet, and that I be he. |
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