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as i sit here

approaching two in the morning

i think of you

and what i'd like to do

and stare

at the drink in my hand

i'm bagging and sniffing again

i don't know how

you got so far away

so distant

time zones apart

but years spent together

fallen and dark

i'm lost without you
I love the way the rain feels on my skin
Washing away everything I've painted on it
Leaving me totally raw
Literally.
I remember

the first time

you ran your thumb

over the scar

on my lower back.

You called me beautiful.
The same old routine
isn't the same
without you there.
 Sep 2014 Layla Thurman
bc
To the boy that sits next to me in English class.
I adore everything about you.
I adore the way you wish you were taller, even though I personally think you are the perfect height.
I adore your hands, how they are so large compared to mine.
You, my friend, are a true piece of art.
A beautiful creation of light skin, light brown hair, long eyelashes that adorn your beautiful blue eyes, and dark pink lips.
I would not mind sitting down and studying you for hours with my eyes and hands.
I would not mind experiencing the foreign feel of your skin underneath my fingertips.
I would not mind exploring every inch of your body.
I don't believe there is such a thing as perfection, but if somehow perfection did exist, you would be pretty **** close.
I want to discover what makes you smile.
I want to memorize your laugh and store it in my mind, so I can bring it out and listen to it on a bad day.
I want your hand prints to be imprinted on my body, the smell of your cologne on the shirt you like best on me.
I want to study you until I memorize the way that every hair falls, until I memorize your heart beat.
Give me the feeling of your arms wrapped around me.
This is my only desire.
You know, I hate you for making me think these thoughts and experience these emotions.
I hate you and I freaking adore you, but you will never adore me because of her.
And when I sit in my bed alone at night, wishing that I could experience the treasure that is you, you're sharing your laugh with her.
You're sharing your smile with her.
I bet she doesn't even admire the way that your laugh is so loud and melodic like I would.
I bet she doesn't appreciate the fact that you have grazed your fingertips upon her ever so gently.
I bet she doesn't admire your lips.
How they are this beautiful shade of dark pink.  
She probably doesn't cherish the moments that her head lays upon your chest as you embrace each other like I would.
She doesn't admire you like the beautiful work of art that you are.

*(b.c.)
Crushes ****.
If you love me,
Fight for me.

Don't passively consent
To each endless torrent.

Rather than let me walk away,
If you want me to, ask me to stay.

For I've worn my heart on my sleeve,
Now I feel it's time for me to leave.
(I just love couplets.)
I don't see us ever going anywhere,
if you proceed to act like you don't care.
So why should I stick around?
Your name
It haunts me.
I can't escape it.
Even the word
That describes
My feelings
About you
Starts with

                       YOUR NAME.
You shine so bright
The only light
In the night
That helps me see my way
No matter what day
You come in different shapes
Half of whole
Like a paper plate
You come in different colors
That would make a painter
Want to pay a hundred dollars
Even though the clouds try to cover you up
You always know how to show through
You and the stars make
Such a good group
Half or whole
You are always just right
So shine Bright
Every night
Be the light
That shines just right
Every night
I want to be a rock
That starts a ripple
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