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You are the book that everyone tells me not to read. You are the worn book in the darkened corner of the library that sits on the highest shelf. But is it wrong that my heart is drawn to the darkness and deepness of what I know that I cannot have, to feel the desire and give into the temptation to climb the mountains of worn oak to reach you. You, my dear, are the leather bound, Scarlett-lettered memoir that I want to pick up, grasp in my hands, and open. I want to learn about what they say is forbidden. I want to read what I'm not supposed to want. I want to know you.
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Sep 19, 2016
Sep 19, 2016 at 8:11 AM UTC
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You are the book that everyone tells me not to read. You are the worn book in the darkened corner of the library that sits on the highest shelf. But is it wrong that my heart is drawn to the darkness and deepness of what I know that I cannot have, to feel the desire and give into the temptation to climb the mountains of worn oak to reach you. You, my dear, are the leather bound, Scarlett-lettered memoir that I want to pick up, grasp in my hands, and open. I want to learn about what they say is forbidden. I want to read what I'm not supposed to want. I want to know you.
elizabeth-hill
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Sep 19, 2016
Sep 19, 2016 at 8:11 AM UTC
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