Dated

Through darkened bar windows
Two meet without sight
Two ashamed to want
Two afraid to need
Two alone together
Changing words to hide
the face buried deep inside
A smile for the lamest joke
faintest fingertip touch
send shivers from neck to wrist
and moistened lips
beg the highest risk
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Beilschmidt Sr. Avatar
April 15, 2019 at 11:10 PM
Quit seductive.
Quigley Avatar
April 16, 2019 at 5:33 AM
Thank you
Krutsinger Avatar
April 12, 2019 at 11:30 PM
"the face buried deep inside A smile for the lamest joke" There is such an absolute touch of honesty in this one, it made me shiver.
Quigley Avatar
April 13, 2019 at 6:59 AM
Thank you
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