Matty Reynolds

I want to buy you
A fuchsia to hang
My heart from.
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Only a man who shackles
Torment to one shoulder
And sorrow to the opposite
With a sad meloncholy loving
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When we first faced,
And sat in the cold den,
Arms clutching my ribs,
Eyes lost and alone.
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When you entered into my heart, I'll never know.
But, yes... I did come to know when you left.

In spite of our efforts, we always fail when it comes to removing the traces of each other from our respective hearts.
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Shall we not spend eternity
with each other then?
So be it. So be it.
As you wish it shall be done.
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Years from now you'll understand.
You'll be happier for the water anyway,
The way it shimmers your reflection
And fools all of us into thinking
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My branches weigh me down.
Laugh at the unshed leaf,
Say what you will at it,
And my grief...
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I took the time out tonight to memorize the landscape of your body.
I viewed every inch with a secret sullen passion.
I took my time, intoxicated by the lingering scents of soap and skin.
I have enjoyed many things in life,
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... When I say, 'I love you.'
I am lying.
What I am really saying
Is that every breath starts
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I caught myself staring off,
Just for a moment;
Staring off wishing I could see your eyes.
Staring off into you,
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It's snowing on my nectarine blossoms,
They are falling dead- no fruit this year.

Is it an omen?
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Small cold hands
Struggle to get under my shirt
To my explosive objections!
Yet you tear me down
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Talking in bed
What a frightful thought
Us talking in bed,
The very place we should
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This home is so sad.
It stays as it was left,
Shaped in those last days
When I was compelled to go.
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We don't know what tomorrow holds,
So hold me today.
Don't let me go.
Let your cinnamon
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I have no taste for the crow that you feed me.

Agh be drunk then,
For sorrow stains
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If you want to hold me,
Then hold me today
And every day after that.
If you love me,
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You missed your glimpse
Of a falling star.
Sometimes they have to
Fall back to this earth
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You've even ruined snowflakes.
We watched and held each other
As the cardinals fought for
Holly berries near the birdbath.
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Leave your body as it was this morning.
Back pressed hard into my chest,
Both my arms wrapped around
You tight. So tight.
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