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You're Graceful for the Both of Us

March 7, 2014
By esthercurly PLATINUM, DPO, Other
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"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." –George R.R. Martin

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I endure you and you endure me.
I know you like your tea strong,
And you drink it in my NatGeo cup.
I want to wake up to your soundless sips,
Even though I’d ruin the moment with slurps.
You look stunning in your button down,
And your big eyes laugh at me
As I run my fingers through your hair.

© Chae Lin S., Providence, RI

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adolescent love
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AlphabetJ BRONZE said...
on May. 5 2014 at 8:56 am
AlphabetJ BRONZE, Bogotá, Other
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Nice poem esthercurly!