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Wish you were here Kev [181.42]

Wish you were here Kev

Twenty years ago,
arriving with a headache.
You finding aspirin for me,
hugging me to let me know,
I could just be me.

We were where we needed to be:
two opposites floating on this sea,
the green fields of South Carolina,
the ripe straw fields of Illinois,
an expanse as flat can be.

After twenty years,
crossing this wilderness with you
and twenty more years without you,
I still feel the warmth of your hug,
kindness of your love.

I wish you were here.
I wish you were here.

After twenty years without you, Kev,
still wish you were here.

© Kåre Enga [181.42] (21.juli.2024)

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