a moment, please

a moment, please 
for Samuel Allen 

for it only takes/
moment
when she denied that she, black.., married to …
… so I ever loved you, please..,

a moment, please, a pause –
a moment , when a love stops – aligning, when your love in 1972 is called ..,

so,
a moment pleases , please
so I can smile, nod, my head ..,
and say,
smile,
‘yes’