You will always be the one I'm thinking about when somebody asks me who I'm thinking about . . .
Merrit Malloy
Imperfections
(from The People Who Didn't Say Goodbye)
Why is it that you wanted me more on
the night I was leaving
than you ever wanted me
before?
Does pain bring people
closer together than
pleasure?
Are we more afraid of
living together than of
dying alone
Does distance unite people more deeply
than familiarity?
It is as though our hunger
is to be hungry and our real need is
to be missed
It's no accident that the songs
that sell the most
are sad
One Of The First Things We Have To Learn
No matter how long she held on
to those people she lost
No matter how hard she tried
to get them back
Not one of them ever
returned to her
We must be careful
not to relinquish our future
to people who won't
be there
One of the first things
we have to let go of
is not being able to
let go of
anybody
I Won't Call Him
Knowing what you need
Is more than knowing what you want.
It's a kind of clear-eyed wisdom
To see what is worthless
Its touching on someone
Who you know won't turn away.
It's reaching for something
That's really worth the climb.
And it's learning to let go
When it isn't.
Knowing what you need
Is more than knowing what makes you feel good right now.
It's knowing that the same thing
Will make you feel good again.
I won't call him.
Something You Can Count On
I want to tell you
in a few words
what I could not tell you
in too many
I want you to know
that it will be hard
to live without you
again
You will always be the one
I'm thinking about
when somebody asks me
who I'm thinking
about
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