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Carmen Leon Jul 2022
Mirror, mirror what do you see?
The problem was you never saw me.
Constant praise is what you sought
For my heart, you never fought.
Carmen Leon Jul 2022
Quicksand beneath my feet, the whole place was never solid ground.
To accept your charm just for me was a losing gamble.
But it was not in your eyes that I was meant to be found.
That was the time for both of us to ramble.
Carmen Leon Jul 2022
A novel flash I could not deny
But was it you who truly caught my eye?
Maybe I just wanted to dance with the city
Your camera made me feel so pretty
I wanted it to be you, I wished I could.
But it was actually the bay and the moon and the streetlights I savored.
Carmen Leon Jul 2022
You saw me.
You shared the wind with me.
Let it whip through my hair, with you at the helm.
You shone your light, sent me adrift out to sea.
Later I would know you weren't letting me go.
You were setting me free
So I'd have more stories to tell.
Carmen Leon Jul 2022
Confident and rapt, you swept me into your spell
Romantic endeavors unmatched, love unable to quell
Dyed in the wool from a family of snow
Perhaps my reflection was too faint in your eyes
Because I was afraid to glow
Carmen Leon Jul 2022
I saw the forest, not the trees
By the river I was lulled into a dream
A fantasy of languor, of music, of ease
But it wasn't really my dream,
Just an escape from life's grand scheme.
Carmen Leon Jul 2022
What is a Southern gentleman worth?
Hard work, a home with a porch, and a backyard grill.
Perhaps another fortune unseen, chalk it up to mirth.
I was not yet focused on the final bill.
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