For Katie

For you, my dear
Katie, with Love:

You are not weak
and you know that.
It shows.
It shows.

You are not complete
and you know that, and
I know.
I know.

And for some odd reason,
I feel like you need
confirmation--

I don't know--I don't know
why!

So I'm saying this again,
in its entirity, for the whole world
to see!

That you, my dear
Yes, you--
are beautiful.

And you, my dear
Yes, you--
are lovely indeed!

That you, my dear
Katie, are worth the fighting for--

And you, my dear, like a rose with
piercing thorns
are worth the bleeding for--

And I wish you well;
Yes, I wish you well,
And I pray you'll see a better day soon!

When that aloof wet stuff
in those pompous clouds, just
washes away all your troubles, and
brings you back to me, like a tear.

For you, my dear
Katie, with Love.