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The Origin

You make comic book origin stories fascinating

Ninja Turtles and the Swamp Thing

As I let my eyes roam over you I somehow take it in

Though you may have to tell me again

 

I could devour you

Take you into my body and keep you

I would open in your hands like a stuck jam jar

To the strongest man in the world

 

I was looking at your hands today

Rough

A freckle oddly placed on one finger

My eyes at your shirt collar

Where it meets your neck

Her name staring back at me, ignored

I imagine flesh

 

At home I take the hottest shower

To wash away falling in love

But all I lose is your smell

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lindsay-alley
Canadian
Published
May 28, 2013
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