I received a letter 2day
From a long lost friend
I was a bit suprised
In the age of the Internet
I gotta suspect
She could've texted
Before the ink dried
Guess she read my mind
The letter read
D'ee its been so many years
I wanted U 2 feel
These words written with my tears
Please know I have enuf
Self-confidence
That if U choose not 2 respond
God speed I will wish
But my life will surely go on
Dee I just wanted 2 say hello
As I cry on my pillow
Jared left me 4 another
Like U said he would
Sometimes with his sexual games
I felt ashamed
But I held on long as I could
I know right now how
This letter sounds
Like bit of a rebound
But when a woman's heart
Is hallow with the echo of emptiness
She remembers Once Upon a Time
And the man she could not resist
Darwin
I just want 2 be your friend
But I can't pretend
If U desired more
I would thank my lucky stars
Though I am perfectly aware
Your marriage break up
Left some permanent scars
Yesterday has turned
And walked away
It's buried in the attic
Of our conscience
And stored in the basement
Of our forgotten dreams
But I can't help but wonder
If U still hold women in high esteem
So I write thru my tears
Recalling the years
When being worthless was so much fun
Remember how we would run
From the ghosts of maturity
Laughing like children
Stealing momma's candy
Making love with erotic intensity
I so apologize
If I've intruded on your life
Maybe you've made up
With your estranged wife
I know you love family
Last thing I'd want 2 do
Is introduce more strife
But remember you always said
Time only waits 4 fools
I admit back then
I thought those words were kinda cruel
And then he walked out
Right thru my hopeless tears
In a haze I walked
Down n2 the basement
And slept like a baby on a bed of forgotten years
Darwin
I just want 2 be Ur friend
And somehow make amends
Maybe the next time I'm in Philly
We can step out 4 a drink
If U don't respond 2 this letter
Ill know what U think
And please no text
Email or tweet
Letters feel more personal
And just plain old-fashioned sweet
God Bless you and your precious child
I seal this letter with a kiss and smile
I know U haven't changed
Always said you'd never hustle back
But you and I both know
I deserve a little more than that
I'm the love you left 2 persue
Your goals
That winter was so damn cold
But the force in your eyes
Nailed me 2 my seat
Yet now I have the confidence
2 ask
4 the promise you swore 2 keep
Remember
You said in the end
All that really matters
Is family and friends
And I need your shoulder
Because
For some reason I feel
The Winter of My Life is gettin colder
By the day
There's nothing more I can say
I wish you love
Without malice or spite
And hope you find it in your heart
2 write.
Always thinking of you..
Your....?????

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