Her heart was a secret garden With walls to dwarf the Eiffel Tower Mine, on the other hand, was a pebble on the beach Completely open and natural Her body was an oasis awarded to the worthy traveler Displayed in the Louvre with the lights angled just so Mine, on the other hand, was a cave on a mountain Privacyβs abode, enclosed with ancient stone armor. It was just the two of us alone in a hotel room With Paris, France peering in on us. She was the best friend Iβd been yearning for, The lover my childhood crush could never have been, The sister who showed me how to understand myself, And she was the girlfriend I was never brave enough to imagine.
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