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Independent and intelligent
she offers him unlimited love—no strings attached
she has no hidden agenda
she’s guileless as she wades into the water
unaware of currents that will toss her aside or pull her under
instinctively, she fights against the undertow
taps into her endless energy as she swims toward the farthest shore
drawing him with her in her wake
offering him firmer footing on the opposite bank
Resourceful and resolute
she opens her heart to him—believes in him
she focuses on their life together
she’s naïve as they begin to build a bridge
believing they’ll be met half way, linking and reconnecting
but flash flooding upstream destroys their efforts
ripping away the incomplete structure, tearing away their progress
sapping her strength and snapping his ties
they cling together on the distant shore
Unwavering and understanding
she stands with him—unites her life with his
she trusts his constancy
she’s accepting of his assurances of calmer water ahead
hope persuades her to test the river again
but rapids downstream leave her cut and bruised
cultivating a cynical disbelief in ever reaching the other side
withdrawing protectively back to the river’s edge, she stands
turning her back to the other shore forever
Copyright 2011 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman
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