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Dec 2014
I guess it was about time I told you
...here it goes.

You are as cool as a soft morning breeze
On the fringes of spring.
Every caress of air envelops me and
Kisses me gently until I submit
And forget about the world.

You probably don't want to hear this
But you are cheap. You are as cheap as a two
for one deal in dominos.
I feel guilty for a while but it's so good
So I don't care.

You make me forget about the guilt
And in the best way possible
You're value for money.

Being with you is as easy as
Slipping into a pair of old shoes.
I know every crease and stain and
Imperfection in them. Just as I know
Everything about you.
Nothing fits me better than you.
Those shoes will be mine forever
Just as I hope you will.
Putting them on will only become easier.

You are as mad as Van Gogh's lost ear.
Unique and a piece of genius
The emotional honesty and truth that pours
From everything you do is enough to
Enrapture generations and yet I alone am witness.
You are beautiful but neither smooth nor clear.
Your beauty is rough and textured
Like Van Gogh's brush strokes on a canvas.

To say your voice is sharp may appear to be an insult
But believe when I tell you isn't.
Your voice is as sharp as a rapier cutting through
The ******* and small talk.
You get to what matters and open me up
You guide me through. I can't do it by
Myself.

Your smile is as bright as the sun
At noon on a summers day.
It hang high and shines down on me
It touches the darkest places of my soul
And brings them into the light to heal.
It's a struggle but the heat I feel is enough
To keep me going on.

That's enough for now
You deserve so much more but you are quite the egomaniac.
Not particularly poetic in construction and language but I think the feeling and emotion is there.
James Smith
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   --- and Michael Humbert
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