"Believe"

by Jeph Johnson

 

"Believe me"

she spoke
into my cynical ears
twice deafened by reason

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"But that's what SHE SAID,"
I cried,
"How do I know YOU won't?"

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"You don't"

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"But can I ever?"

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"Yes---

And for as long as you want to believe."

Author's Notes/Comments: 

circa 1999 

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