gathers his poems
fluttering words inside her
aching for release
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one more time alone
for a while i thought perhaps
you were different
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not the sort you love
though the one who loves you
it doesn't matter
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i wish you could feel
the true heat of my desire
burn with me a while
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once again love's cold
what was summer now winter
where my heart once beat
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if i touch you once
one of us will die happy
think it will be me
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silently water
caresses and inundates
as you wonder why
for your inner fires
which burn with such dancing flames
fear this cold intrusion
yet you so desire
fire and water crash together
kissing where they meet
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the slight blush she wears
not much of anything else
and an inviting smile
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you and i share mars
planet like an ancient rose
where real love bagan
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i hoped you loved me
just another fantasy
like all the others
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many years alone
you'd think i'd be used to it
maybe someday i will
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knowing where to touch
knowing why she turns and moans
knowing what comes next
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don't care if i die
long as i have done my best
and you understand
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pretend you love me
that's the best i can hope for
i'll pretend it's true
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she was quiet shore
against which my waves crashed
rising to meet me
Donovan Baldwin