I Thought You Said You Were Leaving Me
Why In The World Are You Still Here
Said You Wanted To Be Free
The Key Is In Your Hand
Just Open The Door
And Walk On Out
Do Not Look
Behind
You
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Dear uncle
Dear Uncle, As the years have passed and I’ve now reached the age of 34, the memories of my childhood with you remain vivid in my heart. I deeply miss those wonderful days spent by your side, where I would eagerly wait my turn to read the newspaper you brought home every day. Despite my young age, I took great pleasure in flipping through its pages, then watching you solve the crossword puzzles at the back. I was always in awe of your intelligence and vast knowledge.
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The Bouquet of Flowers
I can hear various theme songs running through my mind as I consider the importance or nonimportance of a bouquet of flowers. Songs like "You Don't Bring me Flowers" where Neil Diamond and Barbra Striesand sing about a once passionate romance dead like flowers a week after they are delivered. Or the song "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus (which won a Grammy) which had me feeling empowered, listening in my car instead of embracing the depression that follows loneliness or rejection. Or even the song by Bruno Mars "When I Was Your Man" where he admits that he should have bought his ex flowers instead of living an episode of "Turn of the Screw". Maybe if his English teacher had introduced him to Henry James, Bruno wouldn't have sung about his regrets. I'm sure there are lots of songs that mention flowers or the bouquet and the image is embedded in our minds as a classic gesture of romance, and even used as a sign of love and compassion during difficult times such as illness and/or the death of a loved one. Is it strange that flowers are often a big part of both weddings and funerals? Is the bouquet of flowers just an overpriced cliche or do we still consider it the classic romantic gesture?
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Tricky to understand, a great poem.
He did once and I told him no. Then he never tried again. I was better for that.