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You never liked to get
The letters that I sent.
But now you’ve got the gist
Of what my letters meant.
You’re reading them again,
The ones you didn’t burn.
You press them to your lips,
My pages of concern.
I said there’d been a flood.
I said there’s nothing left.
I hoped that you would come.
I gave you my address.
Your story was so long,
The plot was so intense,
It took you years to cross
The lines of self-defense.
The wounded forms appear:
The loss, the full extent;
And simple kindness here,
The solitude of strength.
You walk into my room.
You stand there at my desk,
Begin your letter to
The one who’s coming next.
The letters that I sent.
But now you’ve got the gist
Of what my letters meant.
You’re reading them again,
The ones you didn’t burn.
You press them to your lips,
My pages of concern.
I said there’d been a flood.
I said there’s nothing left.
I hoped that you would come.
I gave you my address.
Your story was so long,
The plot was so intense,
It took you years to cross
The lines of self-defense.
The wounded forms appear:
The loss, the full extent;
And simple kindness here,
The solitude of strength.
You walk into my room.
You stand there at my desk,
Begin your letter to
The one who’s coming next.
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16996602 On Feb 19, 2006
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the longing sadness, of a love that never materialized.
The wounded forms appear: The loss, the full extent
The realization too late.
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"You stand there at my desk, Begin your letter to The one who's coming next"
"You stand there at my desk, Begin your letter to The one who's coming next"
The meeting and the transformation of this unresolved relationship being taken to another level?
The meeting and the transformation of this unresolved relationship being taken to another level?
@RJSoftware
@RJSoftware
"You stand there at my desk, Begin your letter to The one who's coming next"
"You stand there at my desk, Begin your letter to The one who's coming next"
The meeting and the transformation of this unresolved relationship being taken to another level?
The meeting and the transformation of this unresolved relationship being taken to another level?
This is a lesson in failed communication between good faith humans.\n\nThe author tried to express his feelings as best he knew how. Somehow this was offensive to his lover. Despite his deep appreciation and love for her ("my letters of concern"), she would only listen to what she wanted to hear. The rest of this communication made her retreat into silence ("the lines of self-defence").\n\nHe believes he tried his best to show openness ("I gave you my address") but life is life: contact could not be made. When finally she understands him, he is gone from having been pushed back.\n\nAnd so the - kind, loving - conclusion: "Begin your letter to / The one who\'s coming next".