Conjured You Up
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I met Alan when I was 17 and he was 20. I worked for his parents as an apprentice puppeteer. He was working on building a custom propane driven train at the childrens park we worked at. Alan and I had about 4 years of flirting, but we never officially dated. We were clearly in love and were best friends. We never took it further. We reconnected 12 years ago after bad break ups of marriages for both of us. The timing was not good for me. And we reconnected now this past June. Its actually been smoldering hot. Most of what I write is to personal ( or smoldering hot) for others eyes.what I looked like all those years ago 
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I don't seek a white knight
a life partner would be nice
someone to curl up with
and discuss the life situations that bring me strife
Sprinkle that partner with humor
give him a dash of debonair
And don't forget a dose of silly
not one who puts on airs.
Give him his inner mojo
a healthy dose of pride
Make him well read
and not vacant inside
A handsome countenance is pleasant
but a skilled one more replete
After all its not show and tell
its show and do and then rinse and repeat!
To live with me he needs to have humor
my foibles they are more than a few
I promise to set a good table
and to make him feel amused.
He must appreciate art
and if he is a creator himself so much the better
And he must love kids and pets
our life like a short from Art Linkletter.
And now that I have laid it out,
I know I conjured him up from my past.
Because he arrived intact
he's still the same and we have our time at last.
44 years was a long time apart.
Though we had brushes of time together.
So don't forget it's our time now. Let's get er done!
Conjured you up. Artimus speaking to Alan (C) 9/12/23 9:15PM Artimus AKA Susan Manley
Photo Credit: me sitting on the hood of my 70 Chevy Impala at the age of about 19....
Copyright © Susan Manley | Year Posted 2023
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