Love Me Twice
There’s a Turkish saying —
“If you truly love someone, you love them twice.”
I want you to love me for the first time—
to feel that fearless rush
when our eyes first lock.
I want the scent of my perfume
to linger deep within your soul,
and my eyes to pierce your heart
as you glance at lips
still stained with shades of dusk.
And then,
I want to be loved again.
Love me when the waves kiss the sand.
Love me when each month, for days, I lose my spark.
Love me when the day kisses the moon at night.
Love me, so much that when it gets dark
you can guide me back to the light.
Love me once,
and then another time.
Love me still.
Love me steady.
Love me at will.
Love me always—
in peace,
in quiet.
Love me twice.
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