Love Poem: So Here Is Why
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Written by: Patrick Boyle

So Here Is Why

So Here Is why 
From: Cuba

I help you lock things down tight - order comes from your bones
Grabbing my hand, you look and say “ yep “ 98 years
I look at yours “maybe 99 for you” 
might you miss me when my storm comes?

The door is open to the love birds cage
where could they be?
Off to start their adventure, I say
a predictable, great adventure
I am happy,
you are worried

#4 Strawberry Mango
Lots of Mango

#5 Cuba Libre
My other will have the Cuba Libre, 
Excellent choice for the lady
Sipping away you say…
we took the same lashings in our youth
You turned inwards
I took the first flight to Cuba
I’m so glad you did

That’s why I never asked you what your 
CA 125 # is or was 
Numbers don’t matter to me, 
you do 
I won’t embarrass you 
worry you
make you feel other 
(that is a sin)
our life, any life 
is happening now that’s all.

We curl together to ride out another 
Havana storm
And what of the love birds? 
They always return
Let them live free in Cuba now
We all must live free while we can