when can i let go
others take obligations
i've carried so long
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she's salt sea water
tastes of the birth of venus
first flavor of love
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lost her composure
let him see her soul at last
fear becoming love
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long have i watched you
poet on my distant shore
setting words afloat
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showed me her image
one that used my own words
to display herself
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together we seek
the ends of erotica
should such things exist
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it's no sin my love
to feel urges that you do
or satisfy them
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wanting more from life
defying customs and codes
she learned how to love
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magic in her smile
a secret shared in a kiss
eternal embrace
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two hands outstretched
each searching for the other
still too far apart
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he's dreamed he touched her
held her hand and gazed on her
a day that's not yet come
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still too far apart
despite dreams and fantasies
yet i dream once more
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she still hoped for love
despite many willful sins
one day he appeared
she bared her soul to him
amazed when he embraced her
called her wonderful
how innocent she was
fearing that her wants were sins
yet endeared her to him
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Afraid to be different.
Afraid to share desires,
Wants and needs...
Afraid to break the bonds
Of acceptable behavior,
Until, one appeared who
Understood and accepted,
Who could know the truth
And love the person,
Not caring about the label.
Able at last to share
The fear, the secrets,
Which had made life
Unbearable.
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trembling with desire
wants and needs outside the box
a normal human
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love outside eden
lives his life in poetry
eve within his words
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far too far apart
though we cannot touch or kiss
we can share the moon
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how can i explain
the life lived within my mind
no one else can see
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the limits of love
do they really exist
in any direction
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dance like in high school
slow music and close embrace
savoring contact
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would you spread your wings
allow hummingbird inside
nectar his reward
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i would touch you dear
fingers upon skin with love
something more than dreams
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more than a mirror
your image lives in my mind
my reality
Donovan Baldwin