My leaving was quite sudden but
I wanted it that way,
For I was so afraid that you
Would try to make me stay.
I never said goodbye although
I truly wanted to.
I couldn’t bear to face the tears
Which I might bring to you.
I feared that you might say the words
Which I had once longed for,
And I would be imprisoned by
Your love forevermore.
Nov. 16, 1981
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