<br><br><center>*This is the wonder keeping the stars apart
I carry your heart( I carry it in my heart)*
—ee-cummings</center>



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<br><br><center>*I guard us
As I always have.*

<br>*The first time
I fell asleep
Beside you
And listened
To your breath.*

*I can’t bear
Being separated
From you,*

*Or the fate
We both share.*



<br>*And although
Parts of us
Are impossible*

*Your being here,
Makes life
Bearable...*

*And living
Without you
Unacceptable.*

<br>*So, with apologies
To cummings:*

*You can't find 
The why of us
In a book*

*So why trouble
Your heart...*

*Or even bother
To look?*</center>

<br><br><center>© 2020, John J Geddes. All rights reserved</center>

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