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A Poetic Response to Correspondence

May 28, 2012

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A poetic response to correspondence:
Dear friend,

All the things we did made me
Unexpectedly feel great glee.
Rose-flavored days,
On glass: ornate stains,
Ridiculous sayings,
Amazing.

Thank you for fantastic days.
And our time together was not enough -
Years wouldn’t even be enough.
Lyrics can’t express how you amaze;
Everything was just so great!
Reading the reads,
Eating the treats,
All the times you smiled at me
Left me in a state of happy. (And there’s a hidden message
It’s lacking meaning except to you [and maybe a few of our favorite friends]).
Sincerely — Tommy.

Postscript:
This poem wasn’t about you as much as about me,
So I’ll probably write something a little less self-centered
And hide it in my closet.


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inspiration // reflection
although my weakest attribute is reflection,
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repentance at a distance
last remnants of faith // doubt encoded every minute awake // haven’t seen my face in years // was it precaution? I think it’s fear
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