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By Ali Date: 2001 Jun 07 Comment on this Work [[2001.06.07.20.05.9937]] |
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You were standing right there, in front of me Smiling at me, through all of your pain Shrapnel in your skin, from when it all went down But, no, that didn't seem right You were never to return, that's what I was told... Yet, there, there you were, the world upon your back Shoulders sagging, old wounds bleeding, new wounds tearing Bathed in sunlight, but yearning for the shadows Seeking comfort from me, your heart begging solace I stood there blinking, thinking I was dreaming And, such a stillness settled in around us, enfolding us In the stillness, there was a freedom, an unearthly grace Something greater than the moon, the sun, the stars Something words cannot transcribe... Yes, I knew the secret, that I didn't want to see, before That it almost slipped away from us The essence was almost lost to us, in the translation One heart speaking to the other, with hungry desperation Speaking, using two very different languages And just when I had thought that the meaning had been lost That the message was not received, and never would be Or it was received, and simply was unheeded I find that it was all just a matter of time, of will Of commitment, of faith, of trust For it all was there, from my heart to yours, and back again All we needed was a little work on the translation... I stood stone-still, not knowing exactly what to say Then you said, "I missed you." I saw tears in your eyes, shimmering in the light And I smiled, blinking back my own tears, unsuccessfully And I said, "I missed you, too." But, what I really meant was, "I love you." |