real and present love
more than a myth indeed
but still elusive
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pity the poet
who too often speaks of love
yet knows not its touch
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she dances wildly
as her falling veils attract
poet's burning gaze
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lovers in the wild
dancing to a torrid beat
we two poets feel
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we do for ourselves
as our love and lust will ask
each for the other
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not that i don't care
of your sins done or desired
my love's your freedom
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under one blanket
no one's business but our own
what happens at sundown
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i've given so much
to so many over time
yet got nothing back
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always dreamed of love
knew exactly how it feels
to give, not to get
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never been wanted
nor been someone's heart's desire
just ignored or tossed aside
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used to being mocked
much too easily deceived
gullible poet
Donovan Baldwin