hello
it’s love
that pressed
these words to paper
courage
that put them in your mailbox
not that same love
lost
along the crowded streets
of my youth
but a new love
born
in a simpler heart
uncluttered
by frivolous dreams
unfettered
by chains of bitterness
but why
does it take courage
to mail a simple letter?
(there is no courage without fear)
i fear not
the passing of time
or the waning of passion,
the distance between us
or the differences…
i fear one possibility:
that the girl i once was
would not allow
the woman i have become
to find a place in your heart.
perhaps
we will find
that we have
nothing more
to learn from each other.
perhaps
we will find
we have nothing more
to teach,
but i hope we find
that we have the courage
to explore
the possibilities
(to M.L.H. on the occasion of friendship rising from the ashes of passion)
Copyright 1988 Rhonda Lee Richoux
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