THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY.
The pleasant odour of her bodily juices on my sheets,
Crumples of her blood red lipstick stains on my cheeks,
The sweet, soft brush of her hands and finger prints,
Her resonant smooth voice that made my eyes squint,
Her dark radiant skin,
Flawless, as though painted by the most delicate hand,
Her impeccable mango chin,
Fine-made, like a carefully carved brown slate
That flimsy light dress,
Casually following the contouring of her curved shape,
Those wild expressionless eyes,
Luring my lust into her attractive snares,
She is the memory of one night and a day,
She is the one that got away…
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I,
have the desire,
to hold you,
closer to me,
our limbs entwining,
I,
want to hear,
your,
beautiful song,
me,
passionately stroking you,
melodies so defining,
vibrations from within,
your,
beautiful curved shape,
my love is,
undying,
making love,
to my guitar,
is,
so satisfying.
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Sign of what once may be left
Breath taken deeply denial of death
Presence of grace to have a place to hide
As family leaves fall temperatures will rise
Accepting the passing of a goodbye
For moments of inscription
Left for grieving eyes
Stone slate curved shape
Squared surface engraved face
Measuring space words at a limit
Who? When? Memories of them
Beginning and an ending
Of a life once lived
Name and date
Cemetery gates
Marker forever statue in ground
In remembrance clouded
Ashes to ashes dust to dust
Confined coffin entombed lost love
A marker
A place
For a person
That once was
Family
A Face
Remembering the hugs
A marker to celebrate
A person that is
Still capable of being
A person that gives
Living life after
A marker to represent
A person angelic family left
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