By chris
Date: 2006 Mar 12
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(To My Girl, Asleep)

And I think of how home has
a way
of following us around -
it's not about near
or far
but always as distant
or as close
as you are.

And because the path is icy,
I hold your hand.
(We keep each other warm in this
cold...)
And because too much is gone,
we protect all
that hasn't been pawned or
sold.

And because our bond goes deeper
than water through desert sands,
the most impossible beauty
takes form before our eyes:
green leaves and branches -
sturdy and real -
to shade the lost and tired
for a thousand years.