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[aid] => mick
[title] => For the love of the world
[time] => 2007-09-18 17:09:18
[hometext] => for a girl (who would now be a woman) called half pint, who never knew me. always, abraham
[bodytext] => One of us in drag We decided to split up I walked further from familiar streets Went up Mill Ave. looking for drugs and water Stretching the lights of the cars and the people With beautiful furniture dancing naked in the windows And restaurants I met a girl named half pint who Sang rolling soul stained songs To strangers for money in a cup She gorgeous in the soft drizzle of a tattered purple dress With leather boots and the memory of a smile Sold on her smile I left her gradually Troubled by the need of a high Wounded by the strength in her eyes I left her, defeated Having measured the weight of my heart By the weight of her cup And coming up short I heard she died later Cold and alone in An old run down house To be mentioned once or twice In the histories of my life That night, I found water and drugs Regrouped and walked home For a girl called half pint Alive or dead You showed me, in a half hours time, By your slow stifled song The love of a life lost For the love of the world Love always—and in my thoughts forever— Abraham. [comments] => 1 [counter] => 199 [topic] => 2 [informant] => iodinelove [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => LovePoetry )
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