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That moment of confrontation
                it lasts
                   too short
                to take
                   so long
                to achieve.

Will you just tell me just who you are
                or are you
                    afraid
                of getting hurt
                    again?

I know for a certain fact, that
                    if only
                you would
                   reach
(you see, that's all it would take)
       (also, that's all i need)
            then i know i would
         follow the gesture
            and i know i would
                    reach
                 to you.
     (you see, i know how hard)
     (and i know how long)

           it is since you last reached.

© 1986 john r. chase

i cannot remember what the exact "moment of confrontation" was, but i know i wrote this about an event during the early days of my dating relationship with my former wife.