Parenthetical (Contradictions)
By Melinda (Wilder)
to (not) love you was the easiest (non) thing I ever did (not) do
to (never) forget you was the hardest (incomplete) action I ever did (fail) {to} complete
to (always) say what I’m thinking has (rarely) been what I do (not) {do} well
to (hardly) appreciate what you did (not) do was something I (weakly) strove for
to (force) {a} smile is what I am (perhaps) best at doing (all) {wrong}
And I’ll (quietly) weep
And I’ll (loudly) laugh
And I’ll (softly) smile
And I’ll (boldly) love
And I’ll (rarely) forget
to be (too) dramatic is to (drunkenly) write a poem about what is (not) there
(though loving seems like more work than is humanly possible)
I’ll walk (alone)
I’ll talk (fast)
I’ll look (wild)
I’ll move (forward)
I’ll touch (deliberately)
to (hopefully) do more is a (dramatic) stretch of the (unimaginative) imagination
to (truly) see another is making the (small) world (vividly) blind
to (fearfully) brave a (muddy) river (barely) takes courage
to (fail) {to} step where (no) feet have (ever) landed
makes a (dull) life
(Much) Love,
{LOU}
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