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we were the center of the universe my heart and yours beat together keeping time, setting pace your arms encircled my waist as the stars encircled your brow you spun me round and round and the world spun in turn

she was the sky,the sun, the moon, the constellations,wind and rain andthunderstorm clouds, the hail andsnow, balmy summer breezesa breath of fresh air. he was the earth,the flowers, the grass, the trees,mountains reaching up andrivers flowing down, the oceans anddeserts, rainforests and icesoil and seeds and new life.

i don’t want to be reminded of the ways you don’t love me now i don’t want to think about you and know that i’m not on your mind i don’t want to remember any of the good things you made me feel because all it does is make me wonder how i can feel …

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i have a whole worldinside of me oceans and rivers andstill, quiet lakesmountains and valleysdeserts and rainforests andcities with buildingsreachingup and up and upinto my mind i could give you the worldif you would have me

how one counts thestarsand labels each with areason for loving you –a small detail of yourendless perfection; but surely you knowmany stars you seetonight have alreadyperished, and,along with them,the little thingsi once loved in you.

sunglasses

your bright eyes hidden beneath dark shades your favourite accessory you call it fashion but to hide those eyes? i call it a crime