*amid the*
It was the one tremendous smile
amid the gruff-mouthed tense-shouldered cockfight posturing
It was the one who said yes
Who said, sure, we can be friends, why not?
Just like that
The one who said
Sure you can join us
at our table
The one who said
Come over
The one who sang with me
All the ones
When we shut up
When we shut up and listen
When we shut up and feel
It was when my gift
was accepted
When what I had prepared
was eaten
It was the thank-you note
It was the one tender look that I'm
still reading
It was the one tremendous smile amid the
(It'll be the one time you touch someone,
really touch them,
the whole of them,
know who they are --
whoever they are
It'll be the one time you let them
reach in, past your fear,
and touch you
It'll be the one time you go all the way
to the dawn)
A draft by Janet Jackson, 2010-08-08
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