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Wendy Cope

You and I

You and I

A poem by Wendy Cope exploring themes of love, grief, and ending a relationship.

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    “We loved each other, you and I. This, it seems, is how it ends: Years of silence. Then we die. There is nothing left to try. We can't make peace. We can't be friends. We loved each other, you and I. Nothing left to do but cry As the barrier descends. We loved each other. Love, goodbye.”

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