To Authorize

I speak not to criticize, but to authorize.

To Authorize

Bob Komives

You told me you hurt,
in blunt words
as close to your heart
and as true I think as you could choose them.
But, your tone was up,
your walk brisk,
posture erect,
as if we walked in celebration.
I speak not to criticize, but to authorize
that your form when you wish
may conform as you wish
to the hurt you feel,
to the hurt I hear
when you walk and talk with me.

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