Love & Misadventure
Transcript of Love & Misadventure
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Contents
Part1Misadventure
AToast!XsandOsADangerousRecipeJustFriendsWhenIgnoranceIsBlissHeartontheLineSeaofStrangersArtandBooksAVoyageAThank-YouNoteAnEndearingTraitHisWordAWell-DressedManAStrangerWallflowerRollercoasterHisCauseandEffectLostandFoundAfraidtoLoveTheWanderer
Part2TheCircusofSorrows
CircusTownATimelineInTwoPartsABadDayRoguePlanets
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ClosureAQuestionAWayOutLostThingsABetrayalAfterYouAReverieLettingHimGoTheThingsWeHideLoveLostTimeTravelersASmallConsolationAnImpossibleTaskTheKeeperSadSongsJealousyWakingwithoutYouThatDayTheGirlHeLovesALover'sPastBeauty'sCurseDeadButterfliesWishfulThinkingAHeavyHeartSavingYouAnAnswerSwanSong
Part3Love
FirstLoveHeandISundayswithMichaelMorningswithYou
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SoulMatesAFairyTaleAlwaysADreamBeforeThereWasYouBeautifulAllorNothingSomeTimeOutSoulsSoloShowTheFearofLosingYouEbbandFlowWritteninTrafficAngelsGoldenCageLoveLettersCodependencyCanyonsATimeCapsule
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ForMichaelThehalfofthisbook—thewholeofmyheart.
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ADedication
Shelendsherpen,tothoughtsofhim,thatflowfromit,inhersolitary.
Forsheishispoet,Andheisherpoetry.
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Part1Misadventure
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AToast!
Tonewbeginnings,infearandfaithandallittinges.
Toloveisadare,whenhopeanddespair,aregatesuponithinges.
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XsandOs
Loveisagameoftic-tac-toe,constantlywaiting,forthenextxoro.
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ADangerousRecipe
Tolovehimissomething,Iholdhighlysuspicious.
Likehavingsomething,soverydelicious—thenbeingtold,todothedishes.
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JustFriends
IknowthatIdon'townyou,andperhapsIneverwill,somyangerwhenyou'rewithher,Ihavenorighttofeel.
Iknowthatyoudon'toweme,andIshouldn'taskformore;Ishouldn'tfeelsoletdown,allthetimeswhenyoudon'tcall.
WhatIfeel—Ishouldn'tshowyou,sowhenyou'rearoundIwon't;IknowI'venorighttofeelitbutitdoesn'tmeanIdon't.
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WhenIgnoranceIsBliss
Ideplore,beingignored.
For—
Iamnotabore!
Butit'sperplexinglysweet,andquitesexytoo—tobeignored,ignoredbyyou.
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HeartontheLine
Loveisgood,itisneverbad—butitwilldriveyoumad!
Whenitisgiventoyou,indribsanddrabs.
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SeaofStrangers
Inaseaofstrangers,you'velongedtoknowme.Yourlifespentsailingtomyshores.
Thearmsthatyearntosomedayholdme,willachebeneaththeheavyoars.
Pleasetakeyourtimeandtakeitslowly;asallyoudowillrunitscourse.
Andnothingelsecantakewhatonly—wasalwaysmeantassolelyyours.
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ArtandBooks
Withoutadoubt,Imustread,allthebooksI'vereadabout.
Seetheartworkshungonhooks,thatIhaveonly,seeninbooks.
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AVoyage
Tobeguidednormisguidedinlove,norbrokenhearted.
Buttosailinwaters—uncharted.
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AThank-YouNote
YouhavesaidallthethingsIneedtohearbeforeIknewIneededtohearthem.
TobeunafraidofallthethingsIusedtofear,beforeIknewIshouldn'tfearthem.
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AnEndearingTrait
Thescatterbrain,isalittlelike,thepatterofrain.
Neitherhere,northere,buteverywhere.
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HisWord
Iamnot,justanotchonhisbelt.
Whathefeelsforme,he'sneverfelt.
Iamawordhehasheardbuthasneverseenforhimself.
Yethewantstoknow,howthatwordisspelt.
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AWell-DressedMan
Hischarmwilldisarm;hissmile,instyle;hisfashion,inpassion;hiswords,hisflirt,histiefromhisshirt,tomywrists—hiskiss!hiskiss!hiskiss!
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AStranger
ThereisaloveIreminisce,likeaseedI'veneversown.
OflipsthatIamyettokiss,andeyesnotmetmyown.
Handsthatwraparoundmywrists,andarmsthatfeellikehome.
IwonderhowitisImiss,thesethingsI'veneverknown.
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Wallflower
Shrinkinginacorner,pressedintothewall;dotheyknowI'mpresent,amIhereatall?
Isthereawrittenrulebook,thattellsyouhowtobe—alltherightthingstotalkabout—thateveryonehasbutme?
SlowlyIamwithering—aflowerdeprivedofsun;longingtobelongto—somewhereorsomeone.
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ARollercoaster
Youwillfindhiminmyhighsandlows;inmymind,he'lltoandfro.
He'sthetallestperson,thatIknow—andsohekeepsme,onmytoes.
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HisCauseandEffect
Hemakesmeturn,hemakesmetoss;hiswordsmeanmineareataloss.
Hemakesmeblush!
Hemakesmewanttobrushandfloss.
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LostandFound
Asunkenchest,ontheoceanground,toneverbefoundwaswherehefoundme.
Therehestirred,myeverythought,myeveryword,sogently,soprofoundly.
NowIamkept,fromdreamsIdreamt,whenonceIslept,sosoundly.
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AfraidtoLove
Iturnawayandclosemyheart—tothepromiseoflovethatisluring.
Forthepasthastaughttonotbecaught,inwhatisnotworthpursuing—
ToneverdothethingsI'vedonethatoncehadledtomyundoing.
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TheWanderer
Whatisshelike?Iwastold—sheisamelancholysoul.
Sheislikethesuntonight;amomentarygold.
Astarwhendimmedbydawninglight;theflickerofacandleblown.
Alonelykitelostinflight—someoneoncehadflown.
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Part2TheCircusofSorrows
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CircusTown
Fromacitysobrighttoastrangelittletown;onacarouselspinning,aroundandaround.
Thedizzyingheight,ofthestarsfromtheground.
Theworldallalight—withhissights,hissounds.
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ATimeline
YouandIagainstarule,setforusbytime.
Amarkerdrawntoshowourend,etchedintoitsline.
Thebriefestmomentsharedwithyou—thelongestonmymind.
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InTwoParts
Youcomeandgosoeasily,yourlifeisasyouknew—whilemineissplitintwo.
HowIenvysothehalfofme,wholivedbeforelove'sdue,whowasyettoknowofyou.
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ABadDay
Whenthoughtsofallbutone,arethoseIamkeeping.
Whensorethoughthereisnone,forwhomIamweeping.
Acurtaindrawnbeforethesun,andIwishtogoonsleeping.
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RoguePlanets
Asakid,Iwouldcountbackwardsfromtenandimagineatone,therewouldbean explosion—perhaps caused by a rogue planet crashing intoEarth or someothermajorcatastrophe.Whennothinghappened,I'dfeelrelievedandatthesametime,alittledisappointed.
Ithinkofyouatten;thefirsttimeIsawyou.Yoursmileatnineandhowitlitup something insideme I had thought long dead.Your lips at eight pressedagainst mine and at seven, your warm breath in my ear and your handseverywhere.You tellmeyou loveme at six and at fivewehaveour first realfight.Atfourwehaveoursecondandthree,ourthird.Attwoyoutellmeyoucan'tgoonanylongerandthenatone,youaskmetostay.
AndIamrelieved,sorelieved—andalittledisappointed.
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Closure
Liketimesuspended,awoundunmended—youandI.
Wehadnoending,nosaidgood-bye.
Forallmylife,I'llwonderwhy.
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AQuestion
Itwas a question I hadworn onmy lips for days—like a loose thread onmyfavoritesweaterIcouldn'tresistpulling—despiteknowing itcouldallunravelaroundme.
“Doyouloveme?”Iask.InyourhesitationIfoundmyanswer.
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AWayOut
Doyouknowwhatitislike,tolieinbedawake;withthoughtstohauntyoueverynight,ofallyourpastmistakes.
Knowingsleepwillsetitright—ifyouwerenottowake.
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LostThings
Doyouknowwhenyou'velostsomething—likeyourfavoriteT-shirtorasetofkeys—andwhilelookingforit,youcomeacrosssomethingelseyouoncemissedbuthave long since forgotten?Wellwhatever itwas, therewasapointwhereyoudecided to stop searching,maybebecause itwasno longer requiredor anewreplacementwasfound.Itisalmostasifitneverexistedinthefirstplace—untilthatmomentofrediscovery,aflashofrecognition.
Everyonehasone—aninventoryoflostthingswaitingtobefound.Yearningtobeacknowledgedfortheworththeyonceheldinyourlife.
I think this iswhere I belong—among all your other lost things.A crumplednote at the bottom of a drawer or an old photograph pressed between thepagesofabook.IhopesomedayyouwillfindmeandrememberwhatIoncemeanttoyou.
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ABetrayal
IcannotundowhatIhavedone;Ican'tun-singasongthat'ssung.
Andthesaddestthingaboutmyregret—
Ican'tforgiveme,andyoucan'tforget.
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AfterYou
IfIwroteitinabook,couldIshelveit?
IfItoldofwhatyoutook,wouldthathelpit?
IfIwillit,canIun-feelit,nowI'vefeltit?
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AReverie
Adustyroom,awindowchair,unseeingeyesthatgazeintothemontageofaloveaffair.
Acarouselofmemories,spinningroundintoablur.
Hermindisnowafairgroundride—shewondersifyouthinkofher.
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LettingHimGo
There is a particular kind of suffering to be experienced when you lovesomethinggreaterthanyourself.Atendersacrifice.
Like the pained silence felt in the lost song of a mermaid; or the bent andbrokenfeetofadancingballerina.ItisineveryconsideredstepIamtakingintheoppositedirectionofyou.
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TheThingsWeHide
Andso,Ihaveputawaythephotographs,everytraceofyouIknow.
Thethingsthatseemtomatterless,aretheonesweputonshow.
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LoveLost
Thereisonewhoyoubelongto,whoselove—thereisnosongfor.Andthoughyouknowit'swrongful,thereissomeoneelseyoulongfor.
Yourheartwasonceavessel,itwasfilleduptothebrim;untilthedayheleftyou,
noweverythingsingsofhim.
Ofthetwowhocametoloveyou,toone,yourheartyougave.Helivesinstarsaboveyou—inthelovewhocameandstayed.
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TimeTravelers
Inallourwrongs,Iwanttowritehim,inatimewhereIcanfindhim.
Beforethetearsthattoreus.
Whenourhistorywasbeforeus.
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ASmallConsolation
Everythingthatweoncewere,isnowasadandlonelyverse.
WhenonceIhadsomuchtosay,Iamnowbereftofwords.
Sometimesitistheorderofthings,thatmakethemseemmuchworse.
It'snotasifyouwouldhavestayed,ifIhadn'tleftyoufirst.
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AnImpossibleTask
Totryoruntrytoforgetyounot,mayberelatedsomewhat—
Totying,thentryingtountie,acomplicatedknot.
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TheKeeper
Youwerelikeadream,IwishIhadn'tsleptthrough.
WithinitIfelldeeper,thanyourheartwouldcaretoletyou.
Ithoughtyouwereakeeper,IwishIcouldhavekeptyou.
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SadSongs
Once there was a boy who couldn't speak but owned amusic box that heldeverysonginalltheworld.Onedayhemetagirlwhohadneverheardasinglemelody inher entire life and soheplayedherhis favorite song.Hewatchedwhileherfacelitupwithwonderasthemusicfilledtheskyandthepoetryoflyricsmovedherinawayshehadneverfeltbefore.
Hewouldplayhissongsforherdayafterdayandshewouldsitbyhimquietly—neverseemingtomindthathecouldonlyspeaktoherthroughsong.Shelovedeverythingheplayedforher,butofthemall—shelovedthesadsongsbest.Sohebegantoplaythemmoreandmoreuntileventually,sadsongswereallshewouldhear.
Oneday,henoticedithadbeenaverylongtimesinceherlastsmile.Whenheaskedherwhy, she tookbothhis hands inhers andkissed themwarmly. Shethankedhimforhisgiftofmusicandpoetrybutaboveallelse—forshowinghersadnessbecauseshehadknownneitherofthesethingsbeforehim.But itwasnow time for her to go away—to find someone who could show her whathappinesswas.
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Doyourememberthesongthatwasplayingthenightwemet?No,butIremembereverysongIhaveheardsinceyouleft.
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Jealousy
Itwasthewayyouspokeabouther.
Withanimosity,regret,disdainandunderneathitall—justahintofpride.
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WakingwithoutYou
Everysongthatsingsofhim,fromeveryheartheardbreaking.
Isingalongindreamsofhim,Iclingto—whenIstartwaking.
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ThatDay
Irememberourhighsinhues,likethecolorofhiseyesasthesunwassetting;thepaleofhishandsinmine,andtheblueofhissmile.
Irememberoursorrowsinshades,likethegrayoftheshadows,whichloomedthatday,
andthewhiteinhisliewhenhepromisedtostay.
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TheGirlHeLoves
TherewasamanwhoIonceknew,formetherewasnoother.Theclosertolovingmehegrew,themorehewouldgrowfurther.
Itriedtolovehimashisfriend,thentolovehimashislover;butheneverlovedmeintheend—hisheartwasforanother.
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ALover'sPast
Theturbulentturnsandthetidesthattwistthem.
Whenwhattheyoncewere,washowshehadwishedthem.
Andallthejoyshebroughther,howshecouldlistthem.
Intimeshewilllearn,nottomissthem.
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Beauty'sCurse
Herbowisdrawntoworldsofdark;wherearrowsspringandmisstheirmark.
She'llturntheirheads—butnottheirhearts.
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DeadButterflies
Isometimesthinkaboutthefragilityofglass—ofbrokenshardstearingagainstsoftskin.Whenintruth,itisthetransparencythatkillsyou.Thepainofseeingthroughtosomethingyoucanneverquitetouch.
ForyearsI'vekeptyouinsecret,behindaglassscreen.I'vewatchedhelplesslyas day after day, your new girlfriend becomes your wife and then later, themotherofyourchildren.Thenrealizingtheironyinthinkingyouweretheoneunder glass when in fact it has been me—a pinned butterfly—static andunmoving,watchingwhileyourotherlifeunfolds.
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WishfulThinking
Yousaythatyouareoverme,myheart—itskips,itsinks.
Iseeyounowwithsomeonenew,Istare,Istare,Iblink.
SomedayI'llbeoveryou,Iknow,Iknow—Ithink.
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AHeavyHeart
Allyouhavedone,Ihadhopedtopardon.
Whenthedeathoflovewasslowforme—foryouwassudden.
Nowtheyearsgoby,andmyhearthashardened.
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SavingYou
Thedarknesstakeshimover,thesicknesspullshimin;hiseyes—ablown-outcandle;Iwishtogowithhim.
SometimesIseeaflicker—alightthatshonefromthem;Iholdhimtometightly,beforehe'sgoneagain.
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AnAnswer
Tochoosefromthereweremany;amongthem,thereweresome.
AndofthoseIlovedyou,morethanany—butnotasmuchasone.
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SwanSong
Herheartisplayedlikewell-wornstrings;inhereyes,thesadnesssings—ofonewhowasdestinedforbetterthings.
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Part3Love
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FirstLove
BeforeIfellinlovewithwords,withsettingskiesandsingingbirds—itwasyouIfellinlovewithfirst.
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HeandI
Whenwordsrundry,hedoesnottry,nordoI.
Weareonpar.
Hejustis,Ijustam,andwejustare.
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SundayswithMichael
Iholdmybreathandcounttoten,Istandandsit,thenstandagain.Icrossandthenuncrossmylegs,theplanesareflyingoverhead.
Thedialturnswitheverytwist,aroundthewatch,aroundhiswrist.Restingtherewithpeninhand,whocouldeverunderstand?
ThewayhewritesofallIdream,thingskindyetcruelandin-between,whereunderneaththosetwistedtrees,aprettygirlfallentoherknees.
Whocouldknowtheworldwe'vespun?Ishrugmyshouldersandholdmytongue.Iholdmybreathandcounttoten,Istandandsit,thenstandagain.
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MorningswithYou
Islowlywakeasdayisdawning,tofingertipsandlipsimploring.
Thesheetsagainstmyskin,hesays,likewrappingpaperonChristmasmorning.
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SoulMates
I don't know how you are so familiar to me—or why it feels less like I amgettingtoknowyouandmoreasthoughIamrememberingwhoyouare.Howeverysmile,everywhisperbringsmeclosertotheimpossibleconclusionthatIhaveknownyoubefore,Ihavelovedyoubefore—inanothertime,adifferentplace—someotherexistence.
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AFairyTale
Startofspring;heartinbloom;ourwhisperingsinsunlitrooms.
Summerwasfeltalittlemore;inautumnIbegantofall.
Whenwintercamewithallitswhite,youwereminetokissgoodnight.
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Always
Youwereyou,andIwasI;weweretwobeforeourtime.
IwasyoursbeforeIknew,andyouhavealwaysbeenminetoo.
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ADream
As the Earth began spinning faster and faster, we floated upwards, handslockedtightlytogether,eyessadandbewildered.WewatchedasourfacesgrewyoungerandrealizedtheEarthwasspinninginreverse,movingusbackwardsintime.
Then we reached a point where I no longer knew who you were and I wasgraspingthehandsofastranger.ButIdidn'tletgo.Andneitherdidyou.
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Ihadmyfirstdreamaboutyoulastnight.Really?Shesmiles.Whatwasitabout?Idon'trememberexactly,butthewholetimeIwasdreaming,Iknewyouweremine.
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BeforeThereWasYou
WhenIusedtolookabove,allIsawwassky;andeverysongthatIwouldsing,Isungnotknowingwhy.
AllIthoughtandallIfelt,wasonlyjustbecause,neverwasiteveryou—untilitwasalltherewas.
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Beautiful
Yourhandreachesformine.Wekisstentatively,passionatelyandthen,tenderly.
Youbrushmyhairawayfrommyface.“You'rebeautiful.”Iwrinklemynoseinprotest.“Youare.”
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AllorNothing
Ifyoulovemeforwhatyousee,onlyyoureyeswouldbeinlovewithme.
Ifyoulovemeforwhatyou'veheard,thenyouwouldlovemeformywords.
Ifyoulovemyheartandmind,thenyouwouldloveme,forallthatI'm.
Butifyoudon'tlovemyeveryflaw,thenyoumustn'tloveme—notatall.
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SomeTimeOut
Thetimemaynotbeprimeforus,thoughyouareaspecialperson.
Wemaybejusttwodifferentclocks,thatdonottock,inunison.
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Souls
Whentwosoulsfallinlove,thereisnothingelsebuttheyearningtobeclosetothe other.The presence that is felt through a hand held, a voice heard, or asmileseen.
Souls donothave calendars or clocks, nordo theyunderstand thenotionoftimeordistance.Theyonlyknowitfeelsrighttobewithoneanother.
This is the reasonwhyyoumiss someone somuchwhen they arenot there—eveniftheyareonlyintheverynextroom.Yoursoulonlyfeelstheirabsence—itdoesn'trealizetheseparationistemporary.
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CanIaskyousomething?Anything.Whyisiteverytimewesaygoodnight,itfeelslikegood-bye?
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SoloShow
Hepullsthethickwoolensweaterup,overmyhead.
Littlesparksofstaticdanceacrossmyskin.
Doesithurt?Hesays,runninghishandsgentlyovermywarmbody.
Itisyourownlittlefireworksshow,Iwhisper.
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TheFearofLosingYou
Withoutmeaningto,he'sdisarmedme,withkissesthatsootheandalarmme.
Inarmsthatterrifyandcalmme.
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EbbandFlow
Sheyearnstolearnhowhistideisturned,tounderstandeachgrainofsand,heknows.
Tomoveinrhythm,withhisebbandflow.
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WritteninTraffic
Aquietgladness,inthebusysadness;insidethefinaltussle,ofloveanditsmadness.
Itsgoodnessandbadness,itshustleandbustle.
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Angels
It happens like this. One day you meet someone and for some inexplicablereason, you feelmore connected to this stranger than anyone else—closer tothem than your closest family. Perhaps because this person carries an angelwithin them—one sent to you for some higher purpose, to teach you animportantlessonortokeepyousafeduringaperiloustime.Whatyoumustdois trust in them—even if they come hand in handwith pain or suffering—thereasonfortheirpresencewillbecomeclearinduetime.
Though here is a word of warning—you may grow to love this person butremember theyarenotyours tokeep.Theirpurpose isn't to saveyoubut toshowyouhowtosaveyourself.Andoncethisisfulfilled,thehaloliftsandtheangelleavestheirbodyasthepersonexitsyourlife.Theywillbeastrangertoyouoncemore.
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It'ssodarkrightnow,Ican'tseeanylightaroundme.That'sbecausethelightiscomingfromyou.Youcan'tseeitbuteveryoneelsecan.
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GoldenCage
Abirdwhohurtherwing,nowforgottenhowtofly.
Asongsheusedtosing,butcan'trememberwhy.
Abreathshecaughtandkept—thatleftherinasigh.
Ithurtshersotoloveyou,butshewon'tsaygood-bye.
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LoveLetters
Everyletterthatshetypes,everykeystrokethatshestrikes—
Tospellyournameagainandagain—isallsheeverwantstowrite.
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Codependency
Thereisnothingmorenice,thereisnothingmuchworser;thanmeasyourviceandyouasmyversa.
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Canyons
Rarelydo thewords I loveyouprecedeaquestionmark—but it is aquestionnonetheless and your answer to mine was the incarnation of a wish—thefulfillmentofapromise.
Somewherebetween falling in andoutof love, thequestion spilled fromourlipsoverandover—readilyansweredwithgreedyhandsandravenousmouths.Itwascautiouslywhisperedonrooftops,aswelookeddownonterrifyingheightsandcriedoutundercreased,whitesheetsinbreathlessadmissions.
Towards good-bye, I asked the question, and your reply was a thoughtlessecho as I stood, feeling as though Iwas shoutingmeaninglesswords into anemptycanyon—justtohearthemrepeatedback.
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“Iloveyou,”hesaysforthefirsttime.Iturnmybodytofacehis.“Sayitagain.”Hesaysitoverandoveragain,pullingmebeneathhim.
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ATimeCapsule
Thisiswhere,Ibegantocare,whereIwasbefriended.
Thisiswhere,mysoulwasbared,whereallmyruleswerebended.
Thisiswhere,amomentweshared,wasstolenandexpended.
Nowthisiswhere,thisiswhere,thisiswherewe'veended—
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AbouttheAuthor
The work of poet and artist Lang Leav swings between the whimsical andwoeful,expressingacomplexitybeneathitschildlikefacade.Lang is a recipient of the Qantas Spirit of Youth Award and a prestigiousChurchillFellowship.HerartworkisexhibitedinternationallyandshewasselectedtotakepartinthelandmarkPlayboyReduxshowcuratedbytheAndyWarholMuseum.Shecurrentlyliveswithherpartnerandcollaborator,Michael,inalittlehousebythesea.
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