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 May 2013 Artemesia Blastside
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your lipstick
leaving
crimson scars
upon my
soul

and branding
the hue
of your mouth
into my
heart
I like the smell of old yellowed books
and staying up until three
in the morning
I drink coffee and tea
and paint my nails
a drunken red kiss
the surface of broken oyster shells
makes me smile
and I love those summer storms
that thunder and drizzle all day
I find elegance in mirrors
and in faded photographs
I really enjoy the sounds of hands
typing on a keyboard
I observe more than I let on
and I guess I'd just like to say
hello
i am a mess
my words come out backwards
my hair is out of control
around 97% of the time
and i am caught in all the books
i've ever read
and can't seem to leave
out of touch with reality
but i will try my best
if you'll let me
i will kiss your scarred hands
and make you tea when
you're angry and worked up
i'll follow every cliche that's ever been written
and all i want in return
is for you to gently reach and pull me back
when i start to drift
and not just run away
I want lace and ruffles
Long skirts and demure smiles behind a dainty fan
I want a man to ask for permission
To kiss my gloved hand
I want love that burns and waits
And passion unbridled is released
When the formal skin is shed;
The beauty is in the contrast.
Even when I face problems miles high and fathoms deep
my books still make me cry.
Sometimes love in stories rings truer than any reality -
it is close to that I'll keep.
Remember Gentlemen:
Bad behavior is to be rewarded, not rebuked.
The birds are too busy pecking at one another to build a proper prison system!
(And in the meantime, their legs remain open).
Enjoy yourselves!
(While the getting is good).
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