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I inhale
until the fabric of my lungs burn
stretched
and then collapse

I still feel cheated

did you steal the oxygen too?
or maybe just enough
that I'd never feel full

punishment
for surviving
I suppose
Hold me like a father holds his daughter
Make me feel welcome and secure
But kiss me like the sand kisses the water
As the waves gently wash onto the shore
Whisper like the wind beneath my wings
Whisper in my ear I won't be harmed
Hold me with your heart, your soul, your feelings.
Hold me, keep me safe inside your arms.
So I'm not trying to compare a liver to a father... Ew.
I just mean this like "hold me and make me feel like nothing can ever hurt me because you'll always protect me"
Because that's probably how it feels
I'd imagine
Probably
You make me smile
When it's been a bad day
You'll do some silly thing
And I'll laugh
and laugh
You make me do that
like only you can
I want to suffocate you
with love
Sure, sometimes
you annoy me
and hog the bed
But then suddenly
I don't care
Because you're one of my best friends
And though you frustrate me
to my wits end
I'm so glad to have you there
Watson
You're the best **** dog here
If my love
Falls on broken wings
That cannot fly,
Would it mean
My heart
Will never soar
And the stars
Will never
Graze my hands?
Would it be like
Grasping clouds
While falling through
Morning fog?
Shattered sentiments
Upon the ground
Devotion spilt
As blood on concrete,
Desires that lack
Pulse and mesh
And dreams that will never
Become as real
As the warmth of your flesh...
APAD13 022 - © okpoet
 Dec 2012 Steve Nuenay
Leah Ward
I inhaled sparks.
Because sparks are love.
And cigarette butts
Aren't sparks anymore,
Just papery ash,
But some have a few
Sparks left over.

I inhaled sparks
from the cigarette ash
Of a cigarette
Of a Giant.
In his station wagon  
He saw me wandering
Down the side of the highway
Looking for that fix.
He rolled down his window
Tapped his cigarette against the edge
And spent sparks flying.
I waited as they
Floated towards my nostrils and
I inhaled sparks
That were actually ash
But I didn't know any better.
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