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Christmas

After the ice in your eyes melted, I

Bathed in the crystal waters.

 

When the glaciers moved out from inside me, Sending

Waves that threw themselves down tributaries, Like

Laurels in the ocean-

You,

Arms extended like Christ,

Welcomed each slap of the sea.

 

By either the gentle flow of your celestial waters, Or my

Flensing tidal waves that engulfed you,

We purified each other- Our

Naked bodies clinging tight, pressing and feeling for some sort of magnetic force. I felt

Your tears on my breast, And watched

You emerge

-holy and pure-

Your face bearing the virtue of what it is like to feel (for once)

Whole.

Rediscovering the undeniable truths you had once forgotten,

(tucked away in a matchbox under your bed).

 

I wanted to touch you, And press

Every ounce of love I had into you, with

Just my fingertips. I

Wanted you to know that in a city of science,

Miracles could still happen. They

Could still feel as clean as they once felt when

We were children- faces

glowing pink and bright

Marveling at a white blanket in the morning.

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Written by
lorelei-adams
American
Published
Oct 18, 2011
Lines·Words
28·185
Notes

I was trying to cylindrical rhythm in this one, but with a wobble in it, like a cylinder that isn't perfectly even. (sculptors: think of the wheel)

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