Tara McNelly

I cannot stop thinking of you -
the part of me that returns only when I see your smile.
Come to me now. Pray, don't make me wait another hour.
For I need you as I require
...

If you get past the angry words and I get past the hurt...
If we can get beyond all that;
beyond ourselves, trade shoes, share truth and forgive
...then
...

A prayer,a whisper "closer"
..the feathery brush of my lovers lips 'gainst mine only to share a breath then depart.
What lips can perfect love's kiss yet utter not love's words?
Then take those lips that speak, that kiss for I love naught for love's sake but for my lover.
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I hate you because I love you so with a love that's real and lasting.
I'm left with that; the best and the worst of it.
In the quiet now, every laugh we shared, everything I thought was real
howls thru my hollow soul and in the echoes I hear "fool".
...

tick tock
teardrop
second hand falls
minutes pass
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