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Heaven from Hell

I have a ravenous desire to taste you Like sweet honeysuckle in mid-April Pulling your hair and drawing you close Biting your lip while craving the soft touch of your flesh Looking deep into your eyes I see the birth of stars and tasting your lips I envision the very kiss of gods creating a…

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You Are The Sun

I led a plain existence until I met you Walking through life blind and afraid A moth to the flame of each boring encounter Looking everywhere Finding nothing Blinding lights of dreams never furthering Held back by fears of things unseen I walked backward Looking everywhere Finding nothing Black starless nights I spent Alone on…

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Anymore

The rain taps slowly and patiently on my window Dark clouds loom filling my heart Hiding the rainbow inside Left by her smile Alone again Too early to drink Too late to feel regret but there is no regret I’m in love Walking, the rain hits my face It’s like a thousand hands waking me…

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Waiting For… Us

Endless nights Sleepless Looking for answers Searching my thoughts Waiting for you Cold bed Warm coffee Reading the paper Driving myself mad Waiting for you The rain starts to pour The cold sets in It’s time to leave these four walls Empty and cold My heart is hopeful Walking alone Our eyes meet You’re as…

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Against Her Heart

It didn’t take long to see Not after talking to her After holding her Wiping her tears away Brushing my hand through her hair Under a blanket of stars Next to the ocean of her soul Everyone has told her what she should be He told her what she couldn’t be She’s heard all the…

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Through Your Eyes

Through your eyes I see a better version of myself Through your eyes I see endless forevers and countless tomorrows Through your eyes I see everything I ever needed Through your eyes I see every star I’d wished upon coming true When I looked in your eyes Holding you close Under the cloudy skies In…

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Guide

Countless nights searching Crawling through my dreams Looking for you Finding nothing but a ghost An image of someone I didn’t know Aimlessly Hopelessly Crying out to the Universe Begging for a sign you were real Walking past me daily Hidden in plain sight Reaching out wanting to hold me I over looked you blinded…

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Take Your Breath Away

Your smile lights the room Beaming Awkwardly you walk with me Looking at me and then to the ground again You brush your hair away You clear your throat “It’s ok” I say, “It’s all going to be fine” You smile and pull close The relief of surrender falls over you and you awaken to…

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