She was a poet | 1 |
who wrote of his music, | 2 |
he was a musician | 3 |
who put sound to her words. | 4 |
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Together they danced on the sands by the ocean, | 5 |
the scent of the centuries alive on their skin. | 6 |
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He liked his smoking | 7 |
and she liked her tea; | 8 |
they turned up their noses | 9 |
at each other’s addictions | 10 |
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but she was a poet | 11 |
who used kisses as music, | 12 |
he was a musician | 13 |
who put sound to her touch. | 14 |
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Together, they crafted | 15 |
small spaces of quiet | 16 |
filled up with the sounds | 17 |
of their hearts | 18 |
touching softly. | 19 |
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Sometimes she’d touch him | 20 |
and weep from his magic; | 21 |
he’d watch her and wonder, | 22 |
intrigued by his power. | 23 |
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At the drop of one heartbeat, | 24 |
he was torn from her arms, | 25 |
the enemy lovely, | 26 |
fresh with youth and strong hormones. | 27 |
His magic had drawn her, | 28 |
his poet was shattered, | 29 |
left wandering lonely along the high coast. | 30 |
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The horizon was blue, | 31 |
his favorite color, | 32 |
the scent of his skin stronger than the black sea. | 33 |
Easier done than imagined, | 34 |
one step from the cliff top, | 35 |
reaching back for his hand, | 36 |
finding nothing but echoes | 37 |
of him calling for her, | 38 |
dancing forward toward free fall. | 39 |
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Salty air spun around her, | 40 |
the spray was enchanting | 41 |
with rainbows and starlight | 42 |
as she dropped through the night. | 43 |
As she passed him, she whispered, | 44 |
“I’ll be yours forever,” | 45 |
but he was too busy with flowers and rings. | 46 |
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A couple is dancing on the sands of the ocean, | 47 |
the scent of her memories alive on his skin. | 48 |