(for the beautiful Mrs. Moskowitz)
Finally
he is the happiest
man he knows
his beloved came to him
and took him in
and let him stand
and be adored and
all he could do
was let her love
and attention wash over
him
in tidal waves of
sweetness and warmth
She did not bring him
happiness
but she did bring him love and
he never wanted for happiness
again
and he wasn’t Mr. Right
but he was a good
and her love made him
Mr. Right
and he tried to do
the same for her
the best that we can ever be
cannot be reached for
or even glimpsed in solitude
He stood tall upon her faith
and he was able to reach
up to the person
-the almost divine person-
that he wanted to be
and then he lifted her up
and she was able to reach her destiny
and they were only there
because they had each other
it would have been
impossible
without each other
and they lived above the
others
and they had very few neighbors
but they didn’t care
they hardly noticed the loss
looking into each others’ eyes
they had all they wanted
and they were happy.