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I think of You and I see the yellow Of a raincoat, keeping me dry and warm You’re good at that, wrapping around me tightly Your arms like the weathered belt Hands knotted across my stomach And the rain-soaked hood Lightly lapping at my cheek Not unlike your kiss The drawstrings tumble down Like Your hair across my chest But unlike the raincoat Which will inevitably, ironically Soak me when I go to take it off You will always be my shelter I could never hang You up.
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May 10, 2010
May 10, 2010 at 7:36 PM UTC
My Raincoat
I think of You and I see the yellow Of a raincoat, keeping me dry and warm You’re good at that, wrapping around me tightly Your arms like the weathered belt Hands knotted across my stomach And the rain-soaked hood Lightly lapping at my cheek Not unlike your kiss The drawstrings tumble down Like Your hair across my chest But unlike the raincoat Which will inevitably, ironically Soak me when I go to take it off You will always be my shelter I could never hang You up.
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May 10, 2010
May 10, 2010 at 7:36 PM UTC
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