(for Rick - my Friend)

I would like to write a poem for you
But my English is too poor,
And I don't know the words
I have to use to write it correctly to you.

I would like to gently look at you
But you hide yourself to me,
And I don't have a picture from you
To see your eyes radiate with happiness for me.

I would like to softly hold you
But you are so far away from me
And I don't have the right path
To reach you where you live without me.

I would like so much to caress you
But you are as a phantom for me
And I have to use my own imagination
To simply create you inside me.

I would like to hear from you
But I don't know to speak well your language
And I am afraid you don't understand my voice
But I will be so happy to talk directly with you.

I would like to say something to you
But I know now that your heart and your soul
Are so greatly opened that it is not necessary for me
To look at you, softly hold you, so much caress you or hear from you
Because I finally found these English words to write a poem for you
That will only tell you how much
I love you.

Jocelyne Chouinard