Alexander McGuire

It could be rain or condensation
Wets her body in a mist
My mind expanded by sensation
My heartbeat tighter than a fist
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I travelled alone
Without a friend
I felt the bitter taste of loneliness
Would never end.
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Just one more day to go
Then I’ll be with my girl
Has it really been so long since
She came into my world
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Take me to the Narva
Where our history began
Our love is like the river
That no earthly bridge could span
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I travelled far to see a maiden
Born of beauty, face sublime
She took my reason and my senses
All abandoned lost in time
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Sitting in a crowded café
All at once I saw a dream
A vision stood before me, smiling,
And asked if she could take my cream
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So you love an English man
You heard about his home
You’ve seen the gardens of Pavlovsk
Imagined the palaces of Rome
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