Dear L, <\/p>\n
i didn’t know when
\nyou moved houses<\/p>\n
a few blocks further
\nwe’d never meet again<\/p>\n
not even by chance
\nbut that’s how it was<\/p>\n
do you remember
\nhow we guilt-tripped<\/p>\n
ourselves every time
\nwe scolded our children<\/p>\n
before school time
\nand how we shared the same<\/p>\n
birthday, and our
\nfrustration with our husbands<\/p>\n
you remember, don’t you
\nthey told me – when<\/p>\n
i came to visit
\nafter your failed attempt<\/p>\n
i had heard and so wanted
\nvery much to see you<\/p>\n
– that you wouldn’t be
\nable to stress your body<\/p>\n
in any way, but i tried
\nto convince them<\/p>\n
they let me stand
\nat the ICU window<\/p>\n
and told me to wave
\nbut you looked blank<\/p>\n
as a freshly white washed wall
\nmy broadest smile couldn’t<\/p>\n
reach the darkened areas of your mind
\nyou’d forgotten or chosen<\/p>\n
not to remember
\nour friendship<\/p>\n
hope you recover soon,
\nyour rainbow. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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