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Happily Ever

Happily ever...
after love,
after a tongue tied Tuesday morning lie,
and butterscotch remembered
on her breast.
After a simple pirate on Cupid seas,
and powdered snow
on her lip.

Happily ever...
after love,
after a bleached bleak loveless November,
and hollow eyes
on her face.

◄ Maybe Someday

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Laura Taylor

Thu 21st Apr 2011 16:15

I like this - very simple, sparse, but some packed lines:

after a tongue tied Tuesday morning lie,
and butterscotch remembered
on her breast.
After a simple pirate on Cupid seas,
and powdered snow
on her lip.

Awww...that last verse though. Cold. Necessary I guess, but I reckon that first verse is pretty self-contained


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