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朋友劳工写给朋友的
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a6 r) {1 |, N) t& ^- e1 {I want to grow you a tree,
: T! V1 ~8 ?, C' U( UAnd on its side, to carve a picture of someone unknown:
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) E0 r/ c$ \/ a/ [% O, Z* p& U% bA husband you've never met, but someday will, . `5 i0 ?* ?1 W
A me that is not lazy, that always loves--- I do, I do, . o: j+ c0 Z! T( \! u& Z/ P
But he will more, and say it; a me who is awake when you wake,. E; q0 {3 V# t2 S' ^4 K/ P8 Y
watching you, protecting your fragile smile.; ^$ T' U6 o- g* Q; T# X k
He will not be afraid, not lose persepctive,/ u6 i9 o2 l2 a' h* ^0 G( o+ ?! d
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He will understand all this about you:' R/ N) \& z- c8 Y8 n& g
Your fear, your hope,/ P/ T) N e. `# o* L
Your kindness, your need for space.
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In your mind, you've been left before. * K* I: \6 @1 s6 x
We--all of us-- did not love you when you needed it, not fiercely--
; }9 t* a/ j3 p3 @) ^2 ]You were afraid; you needed to see that we meant our words,
1 x3 t& _. p2 ~! O3 NYou feared you hadn't earned them.
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he will understand all this. I will understand all this.
& Q( V1 A2 _. ]+ I6 RGod grant that you two meet, and that I be he. |
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