i would never
hurt you
unless you asked
then
only as much
as you desire
but
if you were a book
i would
break your spine
with the number of times
i would read you
cover to cover
highlighting
your secret passages
with shaking hands
folding the corners of pages
for quick access
to the good bits
the ones
that make my breath shallow
my pulse
race
no
i would never
hurt you
unless you asked
then
only as much
as you desire
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this is pretty wonderful. ❤
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my only good poem of the year had to come out in January. Here is to eleven months of garbage. (thank you)
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this is not your first good poem of the year. nor will it be your last.
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i wasn’t fishing, just flush with self hate this morning. but I do appreciate your kindness
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i am not a fish nor do i encourage fishing. i was telling you what i believe.
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I adore this. The book analogy… wow, yeah. Wish I would have thought of that. It’s sexy and awesome. Especially as an avid book reader 🙂
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I hate cracking the spines though. it makes me sad. but in a poem it is okay.
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Awwww you softy.
Breaking its spine lets it know you love it and will always care for it.
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truth
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Secret passages, shaking hands, you eroticized a book. My favorite poet thing
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now I’m blushing. must be the truth serum.
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I should stop spamming your posts 😬
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never that. never ever.
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I waited lol
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No hurting me lol
But I’ll bet this entire thing appeals to a few (or a million) people.
You are an awesome poet Mike, putting words together with grit and precision
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it felt sweeter as i wrote it. but thank you for the kind words.
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I love it, the boo part is perfect.
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Lol book
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