Listen Up Philip Page #11

'who would routinely cause her

to feel terrible.

'Without so much as noticing,

'Philip had lapsed into his usual pattern

of destructiveness and self-sabotage,

'forever ruining

yet another relationship,

'while Ashley explained all the reasons

he was no longer welcome to Philip,

'he found himself thinking back

on a quotation,

'which he had hoped to one day use

as the opening of a novel,

'or perhaps just a chapter.

"'Nothing lasts forever," he thought,

"and we both know hearts can change."'

You're wrong. I know what you need.

Open the door. Let me show you.

Let me show you that you're wrong.

It's OK.

I'm not angry with you anymore.

'Philip's thoughts then turned to Ike,

'alone in his isolated home

in the woods,

'a lifetime of enemies

and scorched earth

'forcing him into a quasi-involuntarily

self-imposed exile.'

'He recalled the lessons learned

from Ike's novels about character,

'sense of place and dialogue,

'before realising that his hero

and new friend had imparted Philip

'with more than either of them

had realised,

'for better or worse.

'Staring down at the small creature,

'Ashley's emotions were at last

completely hers to control.

'Gadzookey had a home, food,

and one very good friend,

'who cared more about him

than anything or anyone else.

'He needed nothing more to be content.

'Rejected by both Ashley and Yvette,

Philip walked off on his own,

'with only the faintest notion of

where to move forward from this,

'the low point of his adult life.

'And while he would remain

close with Ike,

'a friendship that proved essential

'to the eventual completion

and publication of several more novels,

'and later achieve an enviable

level of wealth and success,

'from this day forward, Philip would never

invest so much of himself in anybody else,

'instead living the rest of his life unwilling

to so much as consider emotional honesty,

'and deeply wary of those

who attempted to get close to him,

'a pattern of behaviour that ultimately

left him an isolated and emotionless spectre,

'forever remaining a mystery,

even to himself.'

You've given me a true love

And every day I thank you, love

For a feeling that's so new

So inviting, so exciting

Whenever you're near, I hear a symphony

A tender melody

Pulling me closer

Closer to your arms

Then suddenly

Ooh, your lips are touching mine

A feeling so divine

Till I leave the past behind

I'm lost in a world

Made for you and me

Whenever you're near

I hear a symphony

Play sweet and tenderly

Every time your lips meet mine

Now, baby, baby, baby

You bring much joy within

Don't let this feeling end

Let it go on and on and on

Now, baby, baby, baby

Those tears that seem my eyes

I cry not for myself

But for those who never felt

the joy we felt

Whenever you're near

I hear a symphony

Each time you speak to me

I hear a tender rhapsody of love

Now, baby, baby

As you stand holding me

Whispering how much you care

A thousand violins fill the air

Now, baby, baby

Don't let this moment end

Keep standing close to me

Ooh, so close to me

Baby, baby, baby, baby

I hear a symphony

A tender melody

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