today still means
something
to me to us to you
but not what it once did not now
that was too long ago and that was
not long ago enough
I still think about you today
each year
and wonder if I always will probably
not
maybe it's a good day to think about you
to think about how you
after you left
gave me my creativity
because before you I was a child
still innocent still willing to believe
in faith and human decency
but thanks to you I'm a cynic
not the pretend cynic I used to be
but a true misanthrope
scarred by unforgiveable wounds
so yes I still think about you
on this day
think about the way you stole my innocence
and destroyed my soul
and replaced it with apathy
but pain makes for better poetry
so thank you

12/16/2001

Posted on 12/16/2001
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