The Left Column
why
imagine?
When 
We're
Together
everything 
is better,
lighter,
funner.

Our other friends
might go out of control.
They clammer
with the chase
off towards the
horizons 
of endless 
buzz.

You offer me great rest.
Sudden success
come from
us working together.

All of the jonesing
of our friends 
will be cured.

Temperate drinking,
celebration in
correct season.

Weeks from now
another party, 
another wild midnight
boatride.

For now it is
weeks of working:
planting, fixing,
mowing, painting,
auto repairs,
and terse
emails. 

All that I might
imagine could
never be
as good
as what you offer
unexpectedly.

As awesome
as I imagine
you're always
better.
and best
when unexpectedly
you bestow
well thought
reasons
that we should 
hang out,
have a meal,
share it
with our friends.

When we spend the day 
together,
imperfect we
both are apart.
But perfect
together.


And the perfection
continues
on through the
rest of the week,
month
year
life
lifetimes
always better
because of you
even though 
our paths diverge.

And when they
reconverge
it is always
better
than I could
imagine.
You're better
than I ever imagine
so why imagine?
It would just
create a false idea
of you
and keep me
from getting
to know you even
better,
so I can
see your
flaws and
hurts and
needs
so I can 
craft the
kinds of
prayers 
that might help you.

But it's just
letting you
be that works the best,
and letting you
introduce me
a little at a time
to the many other
wonderful things about you
that I didn't know before.
And I can do the same too.

We do this for each other
without even knowing it.

It is always better 
when I don't imagine
what you  will say or do.
You're always better
than what I might
imagine.
So why imagine?

I've found a gold mine in you.

How could you ever
disappoint me?
When you have flaws
that you want to over come
I'll support you
in all of your hardship.

And when you 
need to be alone
I pray that
I let you alone.

I fear,
from what was before
that you might
think I'm being
overwhelming.

But you're always better
than I imagine.
So why imagine?

If I overwhelm
you'll maybe get me
to back off.
Or you won't imagine
how I'll be,
you'll let me
be better than you imagine,
if you imagine.

Sometimes I think
I don't deserve
a friend like you.
But why imagine what 
I deserve.
It's always better
when I don't imagine
about friends,
but let them be better
than can be imagined.

June 5, 2010