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Freckles
I have always been
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obsessed
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with the stars
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and when I saw
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the constellations
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speckled acro
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Lions and Lambs
Lions do sleep
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On the opinion
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Of sheep
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Act as though
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Unaffected
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But deep in their
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Slumbe
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The Flood
The rain came in rivers
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Flooded the streets
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Trees and debris everywhere
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Up to my knees
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In th
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Traffic Lights
Oh King of
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mixed signals,
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could you once,
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be clear?
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Your red light,
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green light,
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yellow
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Whispered Affairs
The way he mouths her name
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His precise tone and articulation
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sends her crazed and off the edge /
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We Kissed
We kissed
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And it wasn't gradual.
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We kissed
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And it was not casual
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We kissed
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And it wasn't r
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Gravity
You were the daughter of good intentions
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The queen of innocence
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And now
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you shake the leaves f
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Oh, Coffee
Rattle my bones
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unhinge my nerves
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espresso
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morning
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day
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and night
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Flowing through my vein
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Forehead kisses
I saw you look over at me
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My arm across your chest
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Fingers tracing tiredly
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I felt the breath y
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Choice
Perhaps we have no control
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of our destinies
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that all our choices
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are preconceived
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and if we
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