Let

I begged you
let me
be my true fate
be twenty - sharp as a knife
be black on white
be air for a man
be twenty-five  - the pure baby cry
be half way there - light.

And you let
and there's nothing
I wouldn't bear
for your sake
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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March 26, 2016 at 9:59 PM
manuela bennett, awesome poem. LINDA
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August 10, 2015 at 7:37 PM
MANUELA, a wonderful read.... LOVE *SKAT*
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