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Poem

John Hegley

Being is believing

Being is believing

Being is believing

I believe in you.
I believe in you
being close to me.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately, regularly.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately, regularly
just not today.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately, regularly
just not today
because sometimes
I need to be with myself alone
all the better to be with you
more intimately.
Close

Being is believing

I believe in you.
I believe in you
being close to me.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately, regularly.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately, regularly
just not today.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately, regularly
just not today
because sometimes
I need to be with myself alone
all the better to be with you
more intimately.

Being is believing

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