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I'M Caught...

So my secrets I tell to barn Swallows and hummingbirds / Sweet nectar your existence I Come to miss / these moments We say goodbye our butterflies Leave / off to cocoon back into Caterpillars carry secrets from My lips to yours / instead of orbs About her neck / they’re black Pearls around her forehead and They blink sugar coated cups Of burning desire to be free of Their flesh / farewell tomorrow’s Queen / yesterday’s princess I’ll Bow to your feet and make Love to your toes as they tip My soul towards instant Attraction / I beg Zeus for Instances of subtraction that Intimidate my dreams and haunt These fingers / so in a poem I Composed it / last night we finally Kissed / and they’ve likened her Lips to fresh mango slices dipped In honey / juices on my chin drip Funny valentine smiles where the Sound of your voice sways wind Chimes in cloud shapes / tattooed to This man’s ribcage a conversation With my tongue prays to pleasure You on orchid petals and sunflower Stalks / daffodil pollen sticks to my Back / tulips sweat dew off my skin / Nervous palms tuck hair behind my Ears as my eyes swear by these Lies / there is no angel sitting across From me / if perfection does not exist Then why does her smile race my Pulse / of course / I’m caught…

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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