Poem By: Billy Alsbrooks
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My beautiful one
So gorgeous that even germs stop to stare
Come dive into the boundless with me
Let’s grab life by the chopsticks and dip it in soy
I’ve got a practical plan to conquering the world
Will you join me on this journey of soul discovery?
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Do your lips feel at home kissing me?
Do your hands fit perfectly in mine?
Can we pretend that we never had other lovers
That our arms never separated from the stars?
I want you to want me to save you
Where our passion becomes the ministry of the future
Both of us bowing at the alter of desire
Our every breath seeking the deepest fulfillment
As we shun the machines of common living
May we return to the intimacy of animals
Sinking our nails into each other’s flesh
In public, acting as though we’re invisible
Never embarrassed to express the uncontrollable cravings
Many times skipping dinner to chew on one another
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I don’t care who reads this
Maybe they need to know that it’s possible to get lost
Lost in love with another starving soul
That playing it safe in relationships is over
That fire, passion, and connection are trending
We don’t need permission to make love the way it should be made
Just find a bed of hashtags and lay down
Lay down on the sheets of truth and go viral
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My fingers seek to own you
Possess you without the jealousy and insecurities
I want to purchase your forever with the currency of my mouth
To live a love restrained is perversion
Is there any glory in hiding emotionally?
We can’t fear the other hurting us
Boldness is required to climb the stairs of ecstasy
We’ll never see freedom if we’re consumed with hesitations
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My eyes long to see your wrists bonded
Your neck subdued as I lead you back home
There’s nothing shameful about being real
Being authentic with someone whom your world orbits
Whom the sun begs to borrow his light from
Shall we not attempt to be vulnerable with one another?
Exposed so wide that our hearts could never close again
Never beat again for another
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Can we find the child within us?
Can trust not protect us just as much as hurt us?
Let’s hide in each others lungs
May every cell in our blood be tainted with the other
Our moments the virus which has no cure
So contagious that our exhales infect others
The devotion between us like new born butterflies
Butterflies that know not rain
Only the wind beneath their wings
Only allegiance to the clouds
Only days that bless them with warmth
Let us join their righteous ballet
Nature’s symphony of togetherness
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May our spirits never know walls
May the roads to intimacy never be closed
Can we forget the pain and trauma others have caused?
Can we NOT pollute our seconds with the stench of yesterday’s betrayals?
I want to run my fingers through your hair
As I press your face up against mine
Gently tilting your head back
so that I can inhale the perfume you’re wearing
I love the way you prance around on my spirit
The way you get lost when my tongue says I love you to yours
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I can sense the wind stirring
Can you feel it?
Come dive into the boundless with me
Let us dance like new born butterflies
Let us join their righteous ballet
Nature’s symphony of togetherness…
