No Promises

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You don’t want promises.
I understand that.
But you should know
that what I say is not
something tossed lightly at you
to see if you’ll wince.
I can only guess
the reasons for your cautious, wary stance.
And I won’t ask.
I don’t need to know.
I only need to show you,
through patience,
and by being constant,
that I’m not your past,
come back to torment you.
I’m now.
I’m complicated in some ways, I suppose,
but at the heart of it all,
I’m simply me.
And I’ll still be here
tomorrow.
Just watch.




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Five Little Angels

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Five little angels,
maybe more,
waiting for me on the other side.
I had no chance to know them,
to hold them.
They were gone
before a breath was drawn,
before I could
touch their tender, soft skin.

At first I cried,
then the numbness began
and grew with each loss,
until my mind strangled.
And people said,
“But you’re young,”
and they said,
“You’ll have another.”

But over and over
I tried
and I cried.
And my heart broke.


When the time’s right
and I cross, too.
I’ll know them.
I’ll hold them
and the ache will be gone.







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The Comfort in Your Arms

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Come To My Dream

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Come with me
to a place in my dream
where there is no past.
Be with me.
Stay with me.
And love me
for the while of this dream,
as if we neither
have been here before.
Love me
for now.






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