I left you when I needed you the most

I left you when I needed you the most

that’s the way I love you though it costs

my strength, my tears and my aching heart.


I left you when I needed you the most

because you are so dear I don’t want you to get lost

in the maze of what life has generously given me.


I left you when I needed you the most

since needing is not love but a ghost

whose hollow inside knows not how to give.

Let our love be that of the waters and its boat

always abundant, light and afloat

but its anchor, oh so steadfast and intense.



~ Hân Lê, 04/01/2024


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