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One Time God

One time

God

took away my eyes

 

Stole the colours from me.

Helped me forget

all of the crashing blues,

pulsing reds,

laughed-out greens,

soaring yellows,

And as i fought, breathe by breath,

with every step

He and I took,

Suddenly I found

I found no use for them anymore

because

I saw you, instead

 

With every word you said,

with every move you gave me,

with the fragrance of your skin

and with how sweet the air became

when you danced

 

And when God saw me

he took joy and extended His hands

and returned what i had corrupted

and what had not been mine

 

and i cried as i found

That what i had wanted to see

 

was not your lips

nor your hair,

nor your eyes,

 

But you.

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Feb 27, 2010
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