By the Time I Left

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You did not need me

when the bus fell into the river,

but my camera did take the picture.

I needed wisdom; you needed corn.

When I went to you, you needed a bridge.

When I left you needed two.

When I went to you, you needed a school.

When I left you needed a better teacher.

When I went, I went to help you.

 
By the time I left,

(long before I left)

you  had helped me.

By the Time I Left

Bob Komives

Bob Komives :: Fort Collins © 1996 :: By The Time I Left :: ,9618