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November 19, 2014
By PaintedIvy BRONZE, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;How happy is the blameless vestal&#039;s lot,<br /> The world forgetting by the world forgot,<br /> Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,<br /> each prayer accepted,<br /> and each wish resigned.&quot;<br /> -Alexander Pope

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When I hug you..

When I hug you,

in the split second where our worlds collide,

and your arms become the wooden bars of a cradle,

where your heartbeat is the metronome of my life,

the only sign that the world is still turning,

where your all-too-familiar smell fills my nose,

and burns a bittersweet something,

in the half beat where your breathing

is the only thing I can account for anymore,

because the ache in my chest is gone,

in the silence that’s just long enough,

to harbor an escaped tri-pl-et,

my heart speeds to staccatos,

and weaves a melody so fragile,

so fleeting,

it can only be happiness.

© Kimberly C., Houston, TX

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