Fury

Best friend ever, he with his full groove on

Loved me for being clueless and awkward:

Teenager, a person. Always bonhomme

We were quite a team and when we wandered

The desert together: what could be better

Than the trust, so easy and innocent,

Of youth. I never discerned the debtor

I was for his friendship ‘til impotent

Years and years later. Now I see clearly

He saved me in so many ways, whereas

I made my heart stone, departed. Hear me,

If there is some resonant wave after

Death claimed you, I loved you in caravans

Of tenderness, devotion, acanter.

— joystjohn

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  1. This is really beautiful. What else could you do? You were not independent just yet! (Macoff)

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    1. yes, of course, I did what I had to do in order to continue . . . living. I turned my heart to stone. It stayed that way for a very long time. I'm sure I lack emotional resilience still because of this. Nancy called me last night too. We also talked about my utter lack of power in this instance - - all true. Still my heart is breaking when I read this sonnet.

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  2. Your poetry is stunning

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