a man who never lived
except in the minds of those he knew
I asked him not to hurt me
it was more than he could do
I asked him for honesty
it was more than he could give
I asked him for reality
it was more than he could live
I asked him for a future
it was more than he could see
I asked him to be the one I loved
it was more than he could be

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2000 �Iris Laureate-all poetry copywrighted
1999 � Sites by Starr
Came to read poetry