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Our hands grazed over the sugar
and you took mine,
your smile conspiratorial,
as you quietly said: “But you understand?”
I nodded, without conviction.
“You’re a good listener you know.”
I nodded some more,
as we sat sipping our lies.
You smiled summer and laughed spring as we talked.
Minutes were hours and hours were minutes,
as we covered the earth and all that was in it,
but none of the words inside.
I wanted then to reclaim your hand,
to have and to hold,
to steal a kiss,
unravelling all the while.
I wanted to,
I wanted to say how I loved you and more,
but the words remained glued in my mouth.
O if only you knew how I wanted to say.
©Paul Cannon
Paul,
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This is beautiful… Makes me wish there is at least one poem like this one that has been writen after crossing a gentleman’s path 😉
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Many thanks, and well, we’ll have to write one, appreciate your thoughts.
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🙂
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Beautifully written
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Thank you so much.
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This sounds like the ominous “It’s me not you” conversation…
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Ah, yes, I had two of those many years ago. Thanks for reading.
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We all have 😂
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🙂
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Bravo, well written, true unrequited love … 😦
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Thank you Kate, appreciate that 🙂
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Beautiful.
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Many thanks Jay
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You’re most welcome. 💖☺
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🙂
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Well penned !
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Thank you very much.
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Awww! Hasn’t this happened with almost all of us atleast once. Sigh!
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Oh thank you so much for that, yes, it must have.
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You are welcome.
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So sweet!
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Many thanks Rupali
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love this! i can feel the emotions swelling up, and getting trapped at the voicebox but escaping through the eyes
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You sure got it, thank you for reading deeply
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glued words 💕💕👍 love love love it!😱🤪
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Thank you so much Ray.
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Amazing poetry you have a gift
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Very kind
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This is so sweet and romantic.
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Appreciate your thought.
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