Love Poem: Susan
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Written by: Michael Todd

Susan

For twelve passing’s
    of the seasons
the name Susan
    has held special meaning
for me.

Between now
    and forever
whenever I hear your name
    it will bring back
many different memories – 

of days
    of closeness
when we shared deeply
    our thoughts
in order to help comfort each other,

of nights
    of coldness
where we lay
    in our separate solitudes
like a modern day Romeo and Juliet.

I know this love
    I have for you is eternal
and even if it’s not fulfilled in this life
    it has been real in some Past life
and will be lived again in a Future one.

I also know
    if your friendship with me is over
by end of summer
    it won’t hurt me anymore because
I’ll care for you just as much even then.

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