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love
greets you at the airport with a limousine
complete
with wet bar and cable television
because the last bus for home
left three hours ago
your bags
placed in the trunk
and love
leans over
smiles
and tells you to enjoy the ride
love
is never late
the stack of work on your desk
completely eclipsing your
'in' box
escalating higher than the national deficit
the latest company memo
your salary is being slashed
'cost containment'
while your landlord tells you
the rent must increase for the same reason
but then
love
gives you the six numbers you need
as you give up the last dollar you have
to the lottery agent
love
is never late
you came home
finding the house bare
except for clothes
hanging on the bar in your side of the closet
all she has left you
are the memories of
moments shared for the past ten years
but love
gives you a good night sleep
and the strength to carry on
when the morning light
gently awakens you
love
will convict her
stalk her like a vulture
until every face she sees
possesses your image
it is her soft voice
heard on the line early one morning
love
is never late
