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you love me

of this

I am quite certain

and with a purity of spirit

that would likely take my breath

away

if I were to know the full magnitude

of its undarkened force

this is not hopeful thinking

at work here

but first

such mentioned love

must be allowed

and so far it has not

this label we use

called friendship

has commandeered our quick

silver thoughts

and lead us down many an enchantably

sweet avenue

of such fluxuating discoveries of self

and spirit

why, I alone know your best secrets

well except one

still

we have the laughable guts to call

ourselves truly honest

without any of the highly coveted most

true emotions to freely express

why then the joke itself becomes the

two of us

in effect

and yet somehow

still

I don't seem to have it in me

to laugh

why do you think that is

and if you know

would you truly tell me

Why, I would tell you

I love you

'Honestly'...............

(May 17, 1999)