Again

a poem by Lily Crawford

photo by Stew Woodruff

Lily Brittain in the Bathtub, Bangkok, 1971

Are you the one

My heart has been longing for

Could it be that you

Came back for me

It doesn't seem real

This feeling I feel

Can we try again

To rebuild what we started

Before we two parted

Are we given the chance

To try again with the same end

Is this our punishment

For giving up way back when

Is this where we come to a stand-still

This fear of the unknown

Paralyzes my senses--all but one

The intuition that believes in love and happiness

The love in my heart realizes

That I never want to part

With this love I came to find

When I saw you again.