...and then you came br with no paraphernalia br as unobtrusively as you alone can br and led me home away from home br clasping my left hand br with your right and drawing it br close to your heart br as if nothing can allow it to slip... br i assumed a young and foolish persona br on the dark rickety road we traveled by br in that child-like glee br walking me into moonlight, br you showed me my home br br the clock stopped br the distant sea stood as witness br as i sealed my heart br with words of love br you scribbled... br br 17jul2010 br 11.