My Alter

As the smell of the highway permeates its way through the bus my mind drifts back to our sheets, and the feel of your silky white skin against my body. I begin to ponder all the beautiful pieces of the puzzle that create us. Your smile growing farther away with every mile, over every bridge,…

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Goodnight, Michelle.

She showed up early, by her standards, but the truth is she’s always late. It’s not that she doesn’t try, or that she doesn’t value your time, she just gets distracted. She’s normal, as herself, but what is normal? Here she is though, on time by her standards, showing up with a half full bottle…

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That Kiss

“If I were you”  She says  “I’d run” She laughed, and turned to face me. “I’m kidding. I am. You shouldn’t be scared of me. I’m direct, and I know what I want. That scares most men.” She paused and looked at me. She ran her soft hand down the side of my face, and…

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Right Now (More Than I Deserve)

I want to be something beautiful  Like a star or the moonlight over the water But I’m not I have you You’re beautiful  Much more than I deserve I’m gone Far away I’m gone so far Still so close to your heart I should never feel lonely with your heart If it was that easy…

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What We Have

You are then air that I breathe The sunlight that smiles on my face The wind that blows softly around me Like a a thousand passionate kisses I walk in clouds avoiding the rain Your love my umbrella protecting me Watching the stars from heights that astronomers envy Every day my heart breaking into a…

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dreams and nightmares 

I believe that it’s easier to love from the distance of a dream Your heart is protected in a shell unbreakable by the paper arrow of Cupid Only lost in a hopeless romantic slumber are we given the ability of free love Unconditional until it’s tested by free falling into the oblivion of self Giving…

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