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- wryness: At least one person will write About sweet ecstasy And, “Hey baby, “You’re my LSD; “High on life, “That’s my girl; “That’s” –...
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- AintNoNinny: you told me that you have eyes only for me yet I see you staring at that corvette across the street wishing you were with her
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- BJP123: Lay down icy witch, Promise lost spell unbroken, Filled with regret.
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- Provalone: From the summit of him to the valley of me, I feel the wind that connects us. Oh gentle wind, please blow harder so I can feel you: The only thing I share with him.
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The ellipsis is the most
romantic of all punctuation.
It trails off into silence
while never breaking eye contact.
Its intoxicating mystery
leaves you wanting nothing
but more.
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the eyes signal
as they tuck themselves in
to all other parts
to begin shut-down procedures
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Were closed.
To keep the dreams off falling.
The stardust,
Upon the frozen snow.
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As jewels in a blanket of peach,
his eyes contain the prize of my longing.
A moment of stare makes me melt
like a creamsicle on hot July sidewalk.
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