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Sep 2012
They say love finds us when we’re not looking
you see me running down a barren street.
Naked
With scars on my chest
giving it my very best
all for the sake of love

You stop me
ask me why I don’t seem to rest
ask me about my bleeding scars
upon my bleeding chest
I turn and say I’m afraid of who I might meet.

I’m looking for someone to hold me
to wrap their arms around me like the planets orbiting the sun
my heart has too much space.

You shed a tear and say I love you
that’s when I knew I had found my place.

I’ll give you everything
I’ll make you my wife
I want to be with you for the rest of my life

Make earthquakes in my heart
Devastate my bones
Tear my soul apart
to restart
my life with you
Never let me go alone

Make my heart your home

We hold each other in the night cage
I play with your hair
Lock me up for safety
I don’t want to be scared
The monsters are under the bed

From past loves and scars
You fight on my side in the war of my heart
You say our love is the constellations bowing to the stars

I dream
but don’t remember falling asleep
Forgive me if I weep
but love is a word I’ve never managed to keep
Until now

Come by the window.
Count the stars with me
when we grow old we still won’t have caught enough for all the reasons I love you.

Love
the word is a sunrise
Throwing light over the world
Show me a new day
Where being in love is completely okay
My first ever attempt at poetry and the first time I've ever put a poem online for criticism and feedback but also to be enjoyed. Hope you enjoy reading it please leave comments so I can improve!

It's in the style of spoken word so I hope that comes through.

Copyright © Shaun Aspinall 2012 Website: ShaunAspinall.co.uk
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