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Date Posted: 04:11:42 10/10/04 Sun
Author: Gray Squirrel
Author Host/IP: dialup-4.182.93.6.Dial1.SanJose1.Level3.net / 4.182.93.6
Subject: Not You, Daily

Not You, Daily

I have dammed the river,
But the river still flows,
Pressuring behind the stones,
Greater as the rain falls,
Greater as the snow melts,
Seeking ways around me.

Dam building daily,
I must build them higher,
And I must build more..
The water cannot reach the sea,
Cannot go farther,
Cannot go past me.

That could be you, walking...
But you don't walk that way,
And your shoulders aren't
Held like that, and
You don't look
In that direction...

Your hair, nearly,
On someone else's head,
That could be you
In that car, but not you,
I can't see them all...

And not your voice,
Or even nearly your touch,
Not your hands,
Your fingers,
Your texture, temperature,
Talent, taste, trust...

Eyes search,
And the soul hopes,
But the mind must fight it,
Deny it, must
Deny it...
Not mine, not my place.

Then why so much water?
Such a huge river...

I could just write you again,
I could call you,
I could just be a friend,
Parched dry, lying,
Dying of thirst.

No!
Shut up, damned river,
Leave me alone,
You shouldn't flow...

-Gray Squirrel

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