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He loves me
He loves me not
He loves me
He loves me some
He loves me
Did he ever love me
He loves me
He loved me more
My alien friends,

if you someday

visit me on earth

will you please

bring me

a few bright blue stars?
I wish to retreat,
perhaps to a cabin in the woods,
or, like Iris Murdoch’s hero,
to settle near the sea…

It has been so long
since I have felt true solitude.
I long for that silence
that only it can bring
to sit in stillness
and listen to my own thoughts,
to cook only for myself
and savor each single bite,
untouched by the street’s noise
that might disturb
my quiet comfort.
Birds in migrating flocks and families,
fluttering in black waves,
will fly over our houses,
the dried fields,
and the trees with their sullen faces.
Their sight will lift your mood.
Often we wish to escape the city,
to vanish somewhere, as they do
where it is warm,
where comfort is nearer.
At a waterfall cascading down the cliffs,
women with loosened hair
will circle around,
and like birds,
they will spread their wings.
Simply warmth brings everything to life.
Clouds of pain

cover the wounds

of the heart.

Innocent tears fall

like gentle drops

of rain.
Fatherhood is worry
Worry all the time
Keep him safe protected
Help him take it slow

                    Grow.

— The End —