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You


Divorced from all others I pledge my allegiance to you.
Oh yes there have been others.
But what do they matter now that you are here
Near me, close by.

The first was a fancy, untrue to be believed in,
A reminder that perhaps I was not as old as I thought.

The second a timely reminder of how things can go wrong
When pushed to uncontrollable lengths.
Uncontrollable lengths without wants or reasons.

But what do they matter now that you are here,
near me, close by.

Why you are so different I do not know
Perhaps your pleasant manner has made me so.

There are no lengths to which I would not force myself
To be near you, close by.