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"here baby, let me pet your hair." hell yes.
and any time anything went wrong I would run to a woman.
when I was robbed.
when I was sick.
when I was violated. when I was broken.
a bosom.
now the challenge would be to run to a man
when the who-do-i-turn-to shit
hi

she hadn't even changed her canadian thanksgiving clothes
when she heard the news of her brother-in-law
her friends packed her bag for her and she got
on the soonest plane
her hands were shaking and she ordered juice like I did
"just keep crying"
I said
"it's okay".
"I feel like I know you"
she said
"like god sent you to me".
"I think god sent you to me"
I said
her hand was warm
and we jumped between reminiscing, memories of europe
and grief
"thank you elana!" she yelled as I left baggage claim
"god bless you" I yelled and ran to a white car
I hope she enjoys the books.

at some point perhaps we could sit cross legged, facing each other.
(I have not felt this attracted to someone in years)
let's go lie down in your houseboat...
venture in (with god nestled in the green carpet)
say things like "so have you read all these books..."
etc...
you will tell me tragic stories and try to fluff them off as though
everyone has members
of their nuclear family die when they're young...
and you will be so curious about how I handled everything with
such dignity
(we'll debate about whether it was dignity or denial)
I will then ask you the same.
and I may never tell you about the dream I had...
you bought me olivia newton-john posters
and black lights
and I had you all to myself for an hour and I pushed you
up against the wall and kissed you and it was
electrifying

I wouldn't date guys in high school if they said "funner".
it didn't take much
I was usually single.

say it was on the tenth day
not prejudiced.....was offered
a ride
she took the drive and embellished her story
she told the man why he had gotten divorced
(he played the parent too often and their sex
life suffered among other things)
"you're scaring me", he said,
"you're only ten years old".
the family tree they drove along the icy northern roads
he wasn't always "right" although when religion was the topic he
said things that changed my life forever
he was not married anymore
he had cats (and some mice) and crates of diet coke in his house
he used to be in a band
he used to tell her what to do and she would oblige
he didn't ever take advantage of the young and he lived in his head
in his intellect and I haven't seen him in a long time

solace oh solace i have missed you
welcome home
at the bow of the boat the ocean said "darling I welcome you back"
comfort oh comfort
to survive on top of this with my shoelaces undone
hunted oh hunted how I laugh at you now
what with all this distance there's nothing else for me to do
comfort oh comfort how much per hour?

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