By Hank Christian
Date: 17 October 2000
An Unexpected Guest
She said, "You know, you're a sight for sore eyes."
"I didn't think I could make this trip, but I had too."
"Your goodbye wasn't fair, and it wasn't honest,
So I needed to hear it again."
"The question seems to be,...can you say it all over?"
And when I looked in her eyes I knew I couldn't
Wouldn't
Because I had lied the first time.
And could never do that to her again.
And as she stood there.
Reading my naked mind as her own, she smiled.
And quietly said,
"Come here my love, where you've always belonged."
"Love does not forsake the heart,
Even in times of weakness and fear."
"And I knew all along you still loved me."
"And in the end,...isn't that all that matters?"
And in the end I wonder...is that all that really matters?
Is it?
10.17.00 *Hank*
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