| seraphim |
collyrium
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you were celestial matter unfocused, | 1 |
burned to my retina like i'd stared at the sun. | 2 |
you were a shooting star thus far unphotographed, | 3 |
captured by wishlists squirreling like embers, | 4 |
setting fire to the sky. | 5 |
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and we'd forget about the stars, | 6 |
forget a world outside of our arms, | 7 |
waylay the worries that kept us from saying, | 8 |
"yes, we are ours." | 9 |
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you were a seraph, bright and immortal, | 10 |
broken in transit, bereft of your wings. | 11 |
you showed me beauty then, that day you embraced me, | 12 |
and shaved off our sadder songs like they'd never existed. | 13 |
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will you ever know how much i loved you for that? | 14 |
when will i find the words? when will i write our song? | 15 |
will it be too late to whisper in your ear, | 16 |
"you are the beautiful; you filled my cup with heart"? | 17 |
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forget about the stars. | 18 |
forget the worries outside of my arms. | 19 |
let me hold you today, singing "yes, we are ours." | 20 |
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you were a love song bending my fingers, | 21 |
strumming with eloquence through my shaking hands. | 22 |
you were the satellite spinning around me, | 23 |
shedding some light on my cynical sights | 24 |
to sleep livid dreams. | 25 |
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just forget about the stars. | 26 |
forget about where we are. | 27 |
kiss me tonight while we still shine this bright, | 28 |
while there's still enough light. | 29 |
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get the camera. set the shot | 30 |
before the sunset gives way, | 31 |
while we're still in the frame, | 32 |
while we're vested in grace, | 33 |
while nothing's displaced, | 34 |
and start clicking away. | 35 |
while we are still ours... | 36 |
before i cross the country alone. | 37 |
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you were celestial matter unfocused, | 38 |
burned to my retina like i'd stared at the sun. | 39 |
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take the picure now. | 40 |
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