From: rlrasera@MIT.EDU
To: poetry@MIT.EDU
Subject: A poem to JohnH. from a friend
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 94 15:41:33 EDT
Content-Length: 1289

I love you
I love you
I worship the ground you walk upon.
You represent my ideals
You represent my goals
You represent my dreams
You represent the future me.
I try so hard to please you
I die each time you smile for me
I want to learn the magic from you
I only want to learn...

I love you
I love you
I worship the sounds which you create.
You represent my life ahead
You represent my music
You represent my children's art
You represent the future me.
I try so hard to please you
I played your piece as best I could
I want to learn its magic from you
I only want to learn...

I strive so hard to please you
I strive so hard to please
I strive so hard to...
Wait!  No!  No!  No, not that!
You'll kill me...you're killing me...

please don't look at me that way
please don't say the things you say
please don't throw my soul away
please don't crush my heart this way
please please stop and end your wrath
please please stop and end this path
please please stop i want to learn
please please stop i want to learn
please please don't be mad at me
please please stop, just go away
please please stop.
please please stop.
please please stop.
I'm leaving.

I tried for you, you vied for me.
I cried for you, you died in me.
You, you're life, you're regal pride.
You, your life, your music lied.