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Killing Me Softly

I’m lost in the tingle of your hair Overcome in a tangle of beauty In its glow like a nebula cloud in the night sky I’m taken back to the music When you moved like a leaf on a ripple And in your eyes, I witnessed the birth of a star Your skin is a new sensation But my hands are on thin restraint Soft to the touch, colour coordinated to mystify Let the sun set with all our wrongs And the night be our crossover With the sunrise write a new love song ‘cos I never want this lyric to be over Your voice is a light feather Played on heartbeat’s melody Goosebumps cover my skin every time you speak You need only say the word For only you can give me that magic And I would heal all the ills of the world, if I could Take me back to the music When I would rhyme your name When your hair glow had me in love’s unbroken spell Let the sun set with all our wrongs And the night be our crossover With the sunrise write a new love song ‘cos I never want this lyric to be over I had your hair in a chokehold And you...my skin under your nails Under your breath, clutching onto love's musical intrument You move like a leaf on water You glide effortlessly into my heart And your voice kills me softly, every time you call out my name So as you move like the Maestro I'll play every note to your baton 'cos I never want this lyric to end like the magic in your hands Let the sun set with all our wrongs And the night be our crossover With the sunrise write a new love song ‘cos I never want this lyric to be over 07-30-2015 Thabang Jan Ngoma Sponsor: Casarah Nance Contest Name: Time to "B" Prompt: BE QUIET

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