Cherie Mort Poems

I flutter my eyelashes softly against his cheek
Laughing, he pulls back and asks, 'What is that? '
'Butterfly kisses, ' I respond, smiling coyly
He laughs again and tilts his head up towards the sunlight,
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I see God in the innocence of children
I see God in the clarity of the priest's sermon
I see God in the rainfall as it washes everything clean;
As it purifies the physical, so God purifies the spiritual
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My first taste of love

Was a kiss ‘neath an old pear tree
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The rain falls
I lie awake in bed, listening to the soothing lullaby
I've heard it's supposed to rain all week
It feels perfect
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I hide behind a tree, giggling as you chase me
A small dark fruit shifts from one hand to the other as I wait in anticipation for you to find me
You playfully scare me out of my hiding spot, your breath condensing in the air as you laugh and wrap me in your arms
I snuggle deep into you chest, my cold little hands nestled between the two of us, slowly getting warmer
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My brain is an elastic hose
It stretches and grows, bulging with knowledge
And as watertight as a new ship
But as I grow older, I find that
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I write; the ink flows onto the page, decorating it with black swirls
My hand rubs raw against the page, skin chafing so badly it's like sunburn
A trickle of dark red ink flows from my hand, mixing with the black writing on the page
I have put my blood into this work
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She stands at the glass doors looking out, her hips tilted to one side
She does it just to torture me
She turns her head to look at me over her shoulder
Her eyes, like fire, beckon me closer
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I don't have any money
I spent it all buying trinkets from China
For cheap, I might add
So I bought a lot of stuff
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