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We write poetry : Part One

We write poetry. (1)

If you and I ever made a life,
And time went by and we never realized,
That we shouldn’t be, could we be happy?
Could you and I raise a family?
And raise a child,
And teach the world to keep the language wild,
But never offensive, 
No sitting on fences.
Too poor to learn fencing,
But constantly mending the love that we built,
And letting go of the guilt,
And constantly sharing,
And never daring,
Because what you would do, 
I would do it with you.

So I cannot be dangerous,
But I could plan to be spontaneous,
And all of our days I would worship your soul.
And at the end of the night I would carry you home,
And make you a coffee with a blanket for your lap.
And read you a poem as you say I need a little nap.

With a kiss we say goodnight,
Each and every single night,
For the rest of our lives.
We would spend it together.
And we would never say a final goodbye.
Only Au Revoir to each other,
With tears in our eyes.
For one day we know this will all cease,
But surely that cannot ever be allowed to be.

As the years roll along,
You’re still singing me songs,
And I write you a poem,
That to me seems quite long.

But you ask to hear more, 
So I tell you it’s a book.
You inspire me to write.
It’s called ‘The Book of Love’,
But in fact it’s a diary spoken only in metaphor.
I’ve seen this reflection too many times.
Going greyer now in the bedroom mirror;
But the light never fades,
From the twinkle in your eyes,
As your happy tears fall like diamonds,
By the fire-side.

And all are on your side,
Because you are sent from Heaven.
And I tell you with a smile,
That you’re never going back again,
Until the day that I die, 
Because I need you here with me.
I can’t dance alone, so I need you to be,
My other half, 
To complete my heart.
I gave it to you and you let me keep a part.

And you never took me apart, 
Just inspected my soul.
And I think you would agree,
We are both getting old,
But we’re still young at heart.
We’ve just lived a thousand lives with each other.
We’ve stared at the moonlight, a million times,
Under the covers.
We seek shelter together,
In the middle of the night.
I love it when you hold me,
Oh so tight!

And I tell you don’t let go until the morning arises.
The sun sets too early on ill-fated romances,
But ours will surely last,
We each say with a laugh.
We are both, like, totally sincere,
But we’ve already walked this path,
And we hope with all our hearts,
This will stand for something.

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