Allen Austin Bishop

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The other day I wondered, who you spent Valentine's Day with?
Was it a him?
Was it a her?
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Stop!
The clock will run out.
Tick-stop, toc-stop!
The clock will run out.
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Each day for 40 years, he asked her to marry him, and on each day for 40 years, she said ‘yes'.

She once asked him, ‘after 40 years of marriage, why do you still ask? '
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I'm not sure if I ever told him that I loved him.
I have tried so many times to remember if I did.
Not knowing, makes me even sadder.
I did love him, and I loved him a great deal.
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My ears may never fall upon you again.
And for that, I want to create something that is lasting, perennial.
For you, my words have no beginnings,
and no endings.
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My last breath will be poetic justice,
With poetry, I plan, finishing me off.
I will inhale all the letters you wrote me, exhaling them into words.
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We are all, works in progress, 

Working towards progress, 

Progressing towards work.

Working to progress it out, 

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For the past two years, he has steadfastly remained at my side. I hope I did not offend when I told him he had come too late.


"I died many years ago, " I said playing with the handkerchief I held in my hand.
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