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Jun 2014
YOU HAVE SO MUCH LIGHT FLOWERS GROW TOWARD YOU, AND I WOULD TRUST YOU HANDLING THE ROOTS IN-BETWEEN MY RIBCAGES AND I HOPE YOUR FINGERNAILS FILL UP WITH DIRT AND THEY TALK YOU INTO FALLING IN LOVE WITH ME, AND I HOPE YOU KISS ME AS IF YOU WERE A BEE AND I WAS THE ONE FLOWER THAT GREW THROUGH THUNDERSTORMS JUST TO FEEL YOU AGAINST ME, THE PETALS TOLD ME YOU DO, AND I ONCE READ YOU CAN'T GROW FLOWERS WITH FISTS SO I'LL HOLD YOU INSTEAD INTO WHATEVER YOU MAY GROW, WITH TEARS AND SIGHS REPLACING SUNSHINE AND WATER, AND WHEREVER THE WIND MAY TAKE YOU REMEMBER THERES A STEM BELOW ME WITH YOUR NAME ON IT THAT KEEPS ME WAITING
Written by
Natalie Betancourt
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