Kissed

I think we all love kisses, like flowers love the sun.
They can be meaningful, deep and scandalous or fun.

You might briefly, sneakily, steal a kiss,
you can blow a kiss or condone a kiss,
emblazon every girl or boy you know with a kiss,
postpone a kiss, or bemoan a kiss as hormones,
but you can’t keep a kiss or own a kiss,
because they’re never more than half your own kiss -
sadly, as we’ve all learned, you just can’t kiss alone.
Every kiss is a puzzle, an experiment requiring a team
you may not even understand a kiss, or exactly what it means.

As far as kisses go, I’ve only had a few. I blame that dam
pandemic, they certainly weren’t something I eschewed.
I wish I had specific tips for girls with quick, impulsive lips
which somehow never can resist a flirty, kissing apocalypse.
Your roommates will support you, with only a few quips
but you really can’t keep doing this, you’ve got to get a grip.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Theraven Avatar
October 8, 2022 at 1:10 PM
Anais, Lost in a thought of a moment. One with a kiss. "you can’t keep a kiss or own a kiss, because they’re never more than half your own kiss" - Your poem revels in a subtle truth; one I never quite thought of. -Richard
Seeker Avatar
October 6, 2022 at 5:42 AM
“you just can’t kiss alone” ~ thus love seeks love for love alone. Lovely poem, Anais
Vionet Avatar
October 6, 2022 at 10:58 AM
thank you
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