To D.G. 3-20-79
A hundred reasons not to cry -- why
should I feel like I want to die? So much
of me I want to give and so much of life I
want to live.
Number 1 -- it's NOT me. His ex-wife
he'd rather see. Perhaps her hold upon
him now is stronger than when they took
vows.
So hard I try to not let down, I very
seldom make a sound. I do know though the
hurt is real and jealousy I hate to feel.
Am I playing just to win? NO, that would
be too great a sin.
Perhaps I am a risky one to put too
heavy feelings on. Another man in my life
strong and then there's school that's
coming on.
Softly, should I fly away even though
[in] my heart he's stay?
It's true there are no guarantees but
of life's treasures, none come free.
kh
— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —