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Subtle waves make similar sounds to the desires

Drowning amid our fascination with the

"What If's" in life

 

The spastic sensations navigating our spines

Like fingertips navigating a writhing map

Curling as they make their way up and down

 

And so if we leave the "Ifs" for "thens"

Then they no longer sway but sit still

Our bodies lie dormant, separate and sensationless

 

Thus a hand in your hand says in silence

That "What If's" occupy no space

Between our clasped palms

 

Clouds disappear as soon as we find

No need for the moons slight shine

Exploring from behind closed eyes

 

No space between our lips to contest

The absence of space between our bodies

Nervously sailing above the waters wake

 

The air was cool no vessels to shield from the wind

For the boats had given us our privacy

To teach each other of music and dance

 

And music is the melody that drifts lightly

Upon your skin and your legs and your neck

Whispers softly in your ear so you fall victim to its passion

Suddenly pressing yourself against another

Heartbeats swiften and bodies move in unison

Caressing into shimmering heat that strips on every beat

Hands fall safely on chests

And suddenly the song descends into silence

The only sound is made by locked gazes

And breaths of amazement.

 

So why stray from possibilities

Why think of "What if's"

When one look and one touch

Led to music like this?

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josh-koepp
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Published
Jul 8, 2014
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