History of You
I want to write a history of you,
but there's information I must have.
Did you blow the silky white dandelion seeds
during early summer and make a wish?
Did you find, when walking in the woods,
a special pebble which you've kept all these years?
Did you stand on a cliff at the water's edge,
and stare intensely to see infinity?
Did you at the wayside pick blackberries
and savor their scrumptious sweet flavor?
Did you snuggle in your arms a puppy
who looked up at you with trusting and quizzical eyes?
Did a cat fall asleep on you,
and you remained still so as not to disturb him?
Did you eat straight from the tree a peach,
and let the luscious juice dribble down your chin.
Did you gasp and cry when
Tosca jumped from the parapet?
I don't need to know your skills and achievements,
I need my questions of your life answered.
With yes to the questions, you then know me.
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