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Tigers and zebras both dream of changing stripes Of dusk and tall grasses The wolf and the deer are fearful and thrilled By the hunt and the strike Standing stark on winter snow The moth and the candle's flame Are equally filled by desire Though for wholly different reasons Do not come unto a hunter And speak softly of needs These pleas will be ignored Rolled over and plowed under Slowly and boldly instead Reveal the secret Of what it is you want What you seek And what you'll take.

I have this feeling And a desire to apologize For opening the door for you And I'm sorry I didn't tell you That there was nowhere to land Beyond that threshold The truth is that I myself didn't know That it was too much to ask And we could not Neither of us Hold on tight enough To the tails of tigers I believing That I was strong enough Despite myself And you ignorant Of the strength it would require Having never been warned And so we paid our own prices separately For our separate sins And still after these years Though I'm sure you have forgotten I'm still sorry I ever said the words When I didn't mean it And th

I wish I knew If you've been washed by storms Perhaps moved by the wind Or what your watchful eyes where seeing Have you given thought To the touch of my hand Or found yourself ashamed Because like so many others You have burned with the summer When you  finally speak Will you teach me Of ends and means I will tell you How through the long hot days I've been waiting for the Fall When asked Are you a believer Could you still believe me If I said that I were not Anymore