You don’t know why the words meant so much to you
But it has started a fire in your heart
And in your mind
And in your hands
And in your shoes
Like all the various loves in your lifetime
From a light kiss
From a one night stand
From a fuck buddy
To a long term relationship
Right where we are
The greatest thing people do is judge and ridicule and reject
But you take solace in the fact
That you and the great sky know the real truth
And you and it are happy with that
And when the time comes for the final sleep
All that pain you endured will cease to exist
And you will look like a content rose hunched over on a light spring day
Kissing the very grass that gave you what we call
Life
Paul Butterfield Jr
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