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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.

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amanda-jerry
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Feb 25, 2012
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