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| Sophie HannahLeaving and leaving you When I leave you postcode and your commuting station, When I left undone all the things we planned to do You may feel you have been left by association But there is leaving and leaving you. When I leave your town and the club that you belong to, When I leave without much warning or much regret, Remember, there's doing wrong and there's doing wrong to You, which I'll never do and I haven't yet, And when I have gone, remember that in weighing Everything up, from love to a cheaper rent, You were all the reasons I thought of staying, And none of the reasons why I went And although I leave your sight and I leave your setting, And our separation is soon to be a fact, Though you stand beside what I'm leaving and forgetting, I'm not leaving you, not if motive makes the act. Diminishing Returns I will tell outright lies where you embellish. Your yawn will be my cue to fall asleep. Anyone who watching us with relish Will find that, where your talks and tricks are cheap, Mine will be cast-offs. When you stop at kissing, I'll stop at shaking hands; you eye the clock, I'll grab my watch and gasp at what I'm missing And any door you close I'll double-lock. Operate slowly -I'll stand still forever. Leave quickly - I will be the speed of light Passing you on the way, and if we never Do anything constructive, that's all right, (Though it will be a wasted chance) because While casual observers say of you 'He led her on,' of me they'll say 'She was the less enthusiastic of the two.' Back | |||||||||
