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He came late into my life
This shy engineer
Understated and kind

Clad in Docker jeans, K-Mart tennies
And company shirts. logo removed.

Thoughtful and reflective
Cautious and OCD-ridden

My yin.

And he told me a story
About rescuing a spring robin
From his backyard drain
By attaching a paper cup
To a bamboo pole
And coaxing the frightened fledgling
To above ground safety.

I listened.
And I felt love again.