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Tori Hart Jul 2013
two pairs of lips quiver
millimeters apart
tasting the same air
sweat
and lost, forgotten whispers
gasps of ‘i love you’s
are planted along skins
like forget-me-nots
goosebumps germinate
under hair follicles
like freshly plotted seeds
waiting their moments
of glory to sprout
fingers lace
creating mazes of
lustful desire
and yearning for protection
comfort
and Love
sweat mixes
creating chemicals
mixing past hurt
and fears of vulnerability
gravity stops
it has done its job
because it is not the ground
that holds the scared Lovers
to Life now
it is their
Desperate, Tantalizing, Terrifying, Desiring
Love for each other
drabble (noun): a type of contemporary poem that consist of precisely 100 words, that can be about any subject
Tori Hart Jul 2013
It's difficult to describe your kisses
They taste like Ocean's Spray
Feeling the rushing waves of your highest happinesses
And tasting the stinging salt of your deepest regrets

Your kisses take me to the Eye of a Hurricane
Gently caressing in your calm storm
But feeling the wind currents of your demons
Circling around me and tumbling like the drain of an antique bathtub

You kisses take me to a Sand Storm
In the midst of your golden crystals
Flying through the air
Just barely missing my eyes

I hope you I can kiss you forever
Because I want to visit more of the Earth's Wonders
Tori Hart Jul 2013
"Be thin."
        Okay.
"But still look like a woman."
        Okay.
"Get ride of that body hair."
        Okay.
"Kiss my beard."
        Okay.
"Have *******, baby."
        Okay.
"You're push-up bra is a disappointment."
        Okay.
"Be proud of your looks."
        Okay.
"Are you sick? Oh, you're just not wearing makeup."
        Sorry.
"You're so white."
        Okay."
"Tanning gives you skin cancer."
        *Okay.

"Long legs are ****."
        Okay.
"Take your heels off. You can't be taller than me."
        *I'm sorry. I'll try better next time.
For women who feel pressured by societal demands or personal demands.

In this world, it's hard to love ourselves for who we really are. But the only way to change it is to make this a necessity.
Tori Hart Jul 2013
We were lying together in your bed
I was gently drawing circles on your chest
        You were smiling and gently humming to yourself.
Every moment we spent together was always
        blissful and beautiful.

And I asked you a question
        as I turned my head to the side
                to listen to your heartbeat
                and see a glimpse of your face.

‘If you could go back and visit me at any age
        what age would you choose?’
Your heart pumped steadily
        You breathed evenly
        and you smile grew slightly larger.

‘Am I allowed to interact with you?’
        You always asked questions that I would never think of.

‘Sure,’
        I smiled.

‘I would go to you when you were thirteen.’

My body tensed.
        I was very different then
        I was shallow
        I was lost
        I was not the girl you fell in love with at thirteen.

You smiled.
You inhaled.

‘I would tell you that you are beautiful.
I would reassure you that you didn’t need them,
        that you have a bright and promising future ahead of you.
I would tell you that you are going to do amazing things.
I would help you not to worry about what they think.
I would ask you to never, ever change.

And I would tell you that you are right,
        you do not fit in
in the absolute best way possible.’
Fall in love with the one who loves you at thirteen.
Tori Hart Jul 2013
I found stretch marks on the inside of my thighs.
I proudly named them my Tiger's Stripes
They were sharp and rigid and thinly lines
canyoning stories upon my sides.

Until I saw a television ad
with crooked words and low-priced fines
Billboarding a magic cream
that got rid of every stretch line.

I listened and absorbed as it listed
each and every flaw I had
I wish it didn't make me believe
my tiger's stripes were something bad.
Tori Hart Jul 2013
"Believe Me, I'm Lying"
"Bent"
"Bruised and Scarred"
"By Your Side"

"I Can't Lie"
"I Don't Want to Stop"
"The Impact of Reason"
"In Fate's Hands"

"Thanks to You"
"Little Bird"
"The Boy's Gone"
"Break Out! Break Out!"

"You and I Both"
"Give a ****"
"That is Why"
"We Are Golden"

"Call Me Hopeless, But Not Romantic"
"Pick Up the Phone"
"Raise Your Glass"
"I Can't Stop Partying"
"Oh! Gravity"
Thank you to these songs who contributed to this poem:

"Believe Me, I'm Lying" - Forever the Sickest Kids
"Bent" - Matchbox 20
"Bruised and Scarred" - Mayday Parade
"By Your Side" - Tenth Avenue North
"I Can't Lie" - Maroon 5
"I Don't Want to Stop" - Good Charlotte
"The Impact of Reason" -  Underoath
"In Fate's Hands" - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
"Thanks to You" - All Time Low
"Little Bird" - Ed Sheeran
"The Boy's Gone" - Jason Mraz
"Break Out! Break Out!" - All Time Low
"You and I Both" - Jason Mraz
"Give a ****" - A Rocket to the Moon
"That is Why" - Say Anything
"We Are Golden" - Mika
"Call Me Hopeless, But Not Romantic" - Mayday Parade
"Pick Up the Phone" - Falling in Reverse
"Raise Your Glass" - P!nk
"I Can't Stop Partying" - Weezer
"Oh! Gravity" - Switchfoot
Tori Hart Jul 2013
Do not let anybody tell you
That your Love is not real.
Do not let anybody say
That just because you make
Passionate Love everyday
Instead of laugh and play
Video games
That your Love is not valid.
Do not listen to those that
Criticize
Your Love language and
Alibis;
Their Love is not Your Love.
They have no right
To say that you two must never
Fight
In order to truly be in Love.
It does not matter
How many laughs you have had
Or kisses you have shared
In order to signify how much
You two truly care.
Love is not a
Dictionary definition.
And no two Loves
Are similar.
If you two have
Laughed together
Cried together
Smiled together
Held each other
Even fought with one another
And still
Through each of your
Highest points
And lowest points
You both fight to be together
Then that is Love.
If you both see
That together
You are worth it
Together you are Strong
Together you build each other up
Together you are One
And no one is getting hurt
Or taken advantage of
Then that is Love.
The rest
Are just beautiful and intricate
Details.
Do not let anybody
Try to tell you differently.
I wrote this in response to people saying things like, "People in Love never fight," or "Those who Love each other, do not need to succumb to physical pressure to prove that," or "You both have not had ***, so you do not Love each other."

No one has a right to judge somebody else's Love. Each and every Love between two people is different, and it can never be defined. Love should be celebrated and accepted, not teared down and put into a box.

Thank you.
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