Geni

Behold the flower-child,

Who kindled the fire in the camp of love,

Who tried to follow on the windy road,

And faltered ‘neath the load.

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Are you leaving now,

Angry over something that I didn’t do?

Are you leaving,

The dust of the desert too earthy for you?

You thought I had something to offer,

From hearing the words in my song;

And suddenly now, we are stranded

Where neither of us could belong.

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In those moments of passion,

In dimly lit warmth,

We sloughed off the weather,

And lived in the moment together.

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You are taking the child…

Will I know of it's coming?

Will it know about me?

Will the path you take now

Really be that much better…

Without you… without me?

I did what I could to support you;

So what else could anyone do?

I gave you my all and you shunned it;

It was ‘peace and love'… and then you.

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We brought our summer

To that winter storm…

Oh, the fervor that was you and me!

I lost myself in you, and then…

It was winter once again.

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You are cheating yourself,

How can anyone love you the way that I do?

You knew from the start

The road would be rugged

Until we got through.

Oh, you haven’t a reason for leaving;

It is only the wind in your hair.

It has given you something I couldn’t…

A reason for going somewhere.

r. nuñez, 1968