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I know you’ve touched other girls the way you’ve touched me. I try not to think about it, but it plays over and over on a widescreen behind my eyes. It’s a different girl each time, her face always unclear. The look in your eyes though is always the same. And I can’t help but wonder if it's just carnal or if they’re probing for something deeper. I’ve seen this silent reel so many times and I ache to hear the words that slip through your lips. Are they screams of pleasure, instinctual and animal? Are they whispers dripping with the condensation of love? I wonder if you’ve spoken to them the way you spoke to me. And then it’s over. The film blacks right when you finish and I wonder if you push back her hair and kiss her cheek softly. I wonder if you whisper in her ear and hold her close. But I hope to God that you pull on your clothes and walk out the door.
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Sep 13, 2012
Sep 13, 2012 at 1:04 PM UTC
don't look back
I know you’ve touched other girls the way you’ve touched me. I try not to think about it, but it plays over and over on a widescreen behind my eyes. It’s a different girl each time, her face always unclear. The look in your eyes though is always the same. And I can’t help but wonder if it's just carnal or if they’re probing for something deeper. I’ve seen this silent reel so many times and I ache to hear the words that slip through your lips. Are they screams of pleasure, instinctual and animal? Are they whispers dripping with the condensation of love? I wonder if you’ve spoken to them the way you spoke to me. And then it’s over. The film blacks right when you finish and I wonder if you push back her hair and kiss her cheek softly. I wonder if you whisper in her ear and hold her close. But I hope to God that you pull on your clothes and walk out the door.
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Sep 13, 2012
Sep 13, 2012 at 1:04 PM UTC
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