I was so sure my love of you was perfect,
and the light today
reminded me of the winter you drove home
each day in the dark at four o’clock
and would come into my study to kiss me
despite mistake after mistake after mistake.

Michael Ryan, from “In Winter” (via rabbit-light)
#Michael Ryan  #In Winter  #poetry  #lit  
Posted by growing-orbits
∞  January 02, 2012
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