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I wonder sometimes what people think when they read my poetry
If they take my words too seriously
If they try to weave a story
If that were true I bet it would be confusing
Some of my poems are about specific people
A variety of them from the past
some who remain part of my present
whose relationships I am still working my feelings out with
because our entanglements were somewhat recent
Not just 'the big one' but a few minor ones too
but most of my poems aren't about anyone in particular
they're addressed to a fictional "you"
an ideal character who takes the form
of a variety of abstract figures
just a projection of my hopes and desires
what I want to bring into my future
abstract emotions of a longing to remember
love's fire