omnis-atrumWhisper

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Acquired TasteI told you that I had no choice but to love you / and you smiled and nodded as if you were giving in to the thought, / but your eyes brightened and your mouth contorted
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Mar 5, 2015
Alluring QuietI whisper to the empty pillow that you once held / tighter than you could ever hold another person, / and remember that you require quiet at night
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Jan 26, 2012
And still I learnEach lover placed a single part of me into the conglomeration / that became the person you know, / once the blood between each of the pieces cooled
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Aug 24, 2014
A quest for warmthWith a setting sun on the horizon / the cool ocean breeze becomes a barrage of icy particles. / two bodies shivering to create friction
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Jan 26, 2012
Ash to AshThe smoke that billowed outwards following wind current / was visible even from the horizon, / and served as a beacon for a curious mind.
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Nov 28, 2014
Beauty's RansomThe beholden larva beckons / for none to behold / the simplicity of its movements.
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Aug 29, 2013
Cellophane SoulHer glossy, black pupils meet the ancient, but thoroughly clean, mirror. / In a state when one can stare into the eyes of themselves staring into their own eyes. / She releases the twisted towel and without hesitation the thick curls fall onto her still dampened shoulders.
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Aug 15, 2012
CodaWe stood alone in the lowest point of an empty pool / the same one that used to be filled with cool, restorative waters / I still carried the lacking waters within me daily like a pufferfish
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Jul 10, 2018
Coffee for oneThe impatient crowd hustles past this coffee shop window / each taking quickly paced steps until they disappear in the foggy haze, / the entire distance of my vision I continue to watch them go
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Jan 26, 2012
EmpyrealAbove the welkin, / many luminous orbs coruscate with perseveration. / These disorganized celestial bodies emulate one another
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Jun 5, 2012
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