Diana Holinski

It's Aunt Nora's birthday
She's partial to Belgian chocolates
I go with mama
To the candy shop
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I’ve watched my love for you
Under construction in my heart
Like a pair of wrens
Building their nest
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Thanks for calling
You're a gem
That is why
I said 'je'taime'
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'I love you, ' I say
'Thanks for your courage, ' you respond
Courage? To tell you something about myself?
That's wasn't courage
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I never knew
Anyone else could know me
Anyone else would recognize me
Or love me
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You stood and watched
As your life was swept out to sea
The waves crashed over the pieces
Tumbling them round and round
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I knew a teacher austere
Who had a compassionate ear
I'd spew forth my stuff
All the things I found tough
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Your words scraped against my heart
Like 60 grit sandpaper until it was raw and bleeding
And now you know
What's under that cheap veneer
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I could have sat keeping vigil at the bedside indefinitely,
Holding the metaphorical hand of this friendship,
And lovingly stroking its forehead,
Willing it to come out of the coma,
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I draw closer to you, seeking unity
You want to tear out your kitchen counters
And replace your light fixtures
In your cozy little, all-your-own home
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Once again, we have to have The Talk
Oh, how I dread The Talk
Like a naughty child
Who wants desperately to be good
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My love for you can’t be hidden
It screams itself hoarse every day
And you don’t seem to mind hearing it.
Strange.
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There is such a thing as bravery.
That would be me.
But still I quake in my boots.
Acting cool.
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I never realized
I was drowning
Until your voice
Coached me to the shore
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I've got a garden in my yard
Outside my kitchen window
And the sounds that kiss my ears?
Not the wind rustling through plants
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iMac
iPod
iPhone
iTunes
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You stand apart from me
Close enough to touch me
Close enough to feel my heartbeat
Yet the chasm between us
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Changing


I feel my Self changing
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I’m the obedient dog
Beside myself
With faithful love for you
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Murder-Suicide


I saw your eyes
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