You know how people who are <br />really serious – that’s, not those <br />who pretend to be serious, or <br />those who are paid to be serious – <br />pretend to be not so serious? <br /> <br />And you know how people who are <br />really lonely – that’s not those <br />who want sympathy, oh no, or <br />those who want to enjoy being lonely – <br />pretend to be not so lonely? <br /> <br />So she never quite believed, <br />for obvious reasons, <br />just how much she was loved <br />by all her readers: <br /> <br />perhaps and I only say perhaps <br />she might have feared to lose <br />that painful treasure <br />that we wanted to love away and <br />which made us love her <br />so much and even more.<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-a-much-loved-poet/
