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letter to a john
you are the one concerned with hiding us
you don't want people to know or suspect that anything more than friends is happening with us
when people question you
you refute it in all possible ways
i am less concerned with hiding anything
i think of how free both of us are
sitting in the car at night
dark shadows
and because no one is there to see
we can be ourselves with each other
so you don't have to worry about hiding anything for those few hours
the air around
the angry people in that air
the ones who don't know
but judge anyway
they have the swords
they wait in the shadows to ruin what you and i have hardly started
yet we forget about those people
in those few hours
and we breathe each other in
glad for the escape
Woooooooooooow! I can really relate to this piece. My boyfriends name is John and I know he loves me. But I've been through this scenerio myself early in our relationship because I was split with my husband and he John, being his best friend, had no problem being with me but though he would stay late never stayed overnight. We went away last year for a weekend to NY and stayed over in a hotel the weekend while visiting a friend of mine. When we got back it was back to the norm of staying late but always going home. I can abide old fashion values but we're in our 50's my kids are grown and on thier own so it's not like teenagers sneaking around. Yeah I can relate. It really struck a nerve when I saw the title had to see what it was. Great piece! Very evocative emotionally! Keep up great work