if on the other hand

if on the other hand

she makes the statement

i no longer want to be your lover

but i could be your friend

to which he instantly responds

i cannot do that i have to leave

in those moments

an irretrievable breakdown occurs

the cause of which is love

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an eternal situation

an eternal situation

she asks the question

do you want to stay

to which he answers

do you want me to

in those moments

a lasting connection is made

the bond of which is love

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our third setting

our third setting

this time using imagination

it is a village fair

down the hill around the green

there are no dodgems

for this is a community affair

with coconut shies and ducking stools

families gather

with and without introspection

some together and some set apart

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i do have a photograph

i do have a photograph

to continue the story

a mother leaning on a wall

watching her son playing

how we are fascinated

by the distance

between those seen

and those not seen

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i do not have a photograph

i do not have a photograph

to begin this journey

instead the sounds

of a lively flowing river

possibly in spate

sets us on our way

it is springtime or early summer

on a saturday much as this

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