time with you

you really know how
to slay me
with just a word or two,
and I remain lucky
that you follow
the lawyers' rule:
never use one word,
when ten will do;
which gives me
more time with you,
which is really all
I set out to do:
just to have
some more time with you.



April 19, 2009.

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