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That Emily, Whenever She May Be Found

Like an avalanche suddenly in motion
a person so real intrudes on your mundane world
only takes one hint of recognition
that the yearning isn't one-sided

Someone who hasn't crafted layers of facades
or been jilted so deeply
that not a speck of romance may ever bloom
barely given light to nature of the dyad
potential more then actual
but a confidence in a comfortable fit

Risk aversion stunts so much progress
that greater crime would be to
live without vibrancy, "le goût pour la vie"
and what is the true cost
that a empty space that may be filled
if not with lasting adoration
then a few warm moments in time

So what is handed to you is free of masquerade
it comes with no jealous bouts of possession
far from perfect but basking in the warmth
of the recognition

Sympathetic in knowing a road has many detours
Prescriptive as to stimulus and effect
Devoted in a joy that can't be qualified in monetary units


(Titled adapted from Simon and Garfunkel's "For Emily Whenever I May Find Her')
Written by JAZZMANOR
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