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Monthly Archives: November 2009

YOU AND I: We

By John Shapiro | Published: November 27, 2009

Wait Don’t say it This is not the happily-every-after-into-the-sunset This is this moment Followed by the next And the next The colors, stunning, heart opening It’s true But also a rare occurrence in the journey of the circle For they fade into mono-chromatic sleepiness And then silhouettes and glittering speckles And boundless, big blue And storms And ho-hum of day after beautiful day And muted, overcast heaviness And all of [...]

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YOU AND I: The Boat and The Mouth

By John Shapiro | Published: November 11, 2009

You are like that guy in that joke that drowns after refusing two boats that God sent him. I am like that guy that brought that non-indigenous animal to that island to kill that other animal. You keep walking past that book that I gave you. I keep thinking I should write a book that will give everyone [...]

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YOU AND I: Waiting

By John Shapiro | Published: November 9, 2009

I waited for you You were beautiful And lovely And full of noble intent Smart, sassy, sexy, silly, sensuous Our connection seemed uncanny and our potential undeniable My heart bursting often and the joy and laughter flowed simply I waited for you Through your repressive illness Through your fits of rage and rounds of tears Through the rearing of your once broken heart and your [...]