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Not long after we had a child ""
We named it lots of things,
But mostly called it Love.
We tried to take good care of it.

Only one day as we studied the sky
Love came home all cold and shivering.
We demanded an explanation, of course.
Got caught in the storm, Love said.

When we looked later
Love was locked in the room upstairs.
I tried to beat down the door
But just managed to make a lot of noise.

Then you mumbled something about cheeseburgers,

And split. .

I thought it was a strange time to think of food,

But growling stomachs haven't yet learned to stand in line,

Neither have howling hearts.

Yesterdays have funny ways ""
They pinch in sleep's darkness
And tickle and twinkle in garbled array
Trying to doilify today
And restrain it
With a veil of knitted rainbows.

Yesterdays are stupid when they become todays,
And tomorrows a fool when chasing lost time.
Today is the only one

With no identity crisis.

Remember this, if there's a next time.

FREDERICA