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Dear Ananda
Dear Ananda … What's to say?
You crawled into my heart …
And set up shop unwittingly,
Took over from the start.
I'd be int'rested to find out what
Went through your mind that day,
When, in essence, you invited me
To come on out and play.
You were serious as a heart attack.
You asked me quite point blank:
Would I commence relating to you
Honestly -- no prank.
I asked you what you meant by that.
You had a book in hand.
"Read this," you said before you left.
"I think you'll understand."
Promoting blatant honesty,
The book went on to say,
"Tell the truth, no matter what--
Too bad it stops the play."
I thought, "Would you still like me,
If I mentioned your bad breath?
Or say you're fat or ugly" --
That would norm'ly be the death
To our fragile insecurities.
You tell me that I stink?
I'd find someone else that self-same day!
(Who doesn't seem to think --)
But that's what it said, and what you knew
It said before you asked.
I was certainly game to try it,
But I didn't think it could last.
But it did (and maybe it still does),
No matter how things seem.
You would tell me to my face
That which might knock my self-esteem.
Not that often it comes up --
Especially now that I'm in here.
But I know that bond is solid
And that knowledge gives me cheer.
I have so many memories …
Too many here to tell …
Each confiding in each other,
Neither trying hard to sell
Anything … Just being int'rested
And open to the thought
That another human being
Lets us live life as it ought
Without trying to remake us
Into something we are not
Nonjudgmental, but still caring --
It was that which we both got
From each other, each and every day.
There's nothing we couldn't share --
Our hopes and fears unfettered --
Hey, believe me, that's so rare!
I had loads of fun in Florida --
With your brother and the Wii --
Then up north to see your parents
With you -- quite the family!
Japantown, San Francisco --
Karaoke, what a blast!
With Mariko, Pete, and Hayward --
More sweet thoughts from our now past.
All those conf'rence calls together,
Doing stocks and selling calls --
You were right there, giving all you had --
A love that knows no walls.
There's no way I can repay you --
Not that payment would enhance
The relationship between us,
Starting out so much by chance …