It's so very easy to say you love another

But the proof's in the pudding uncovered

When you tell someone the door's open

And they ignore it, going elsewhere, hoping



There's a larger treasure hidden somewhere else

Then the love they espouse rings somewhat false

And so you then re-evaluate the things declared

In letters you've received which make you stare



For the only proof of love is not wanting to be apart

As this states quite fully you are really a head-start

Upon a shared life filled with beauty and charm

Something really wonderful, and without harm



Until you come apart, and that vision is no longer

For when it happens, it takes a while to get stronger

As all of those good feelings have turned into mush

Then you tremble so, as your heart-strings are hushed



- Tristram



Christopher W. Thomas

2pm Sat. Jan. 31, 1998