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Swing Free

J B Gaines 1977 (Chicago)

Free verse
I could Live in your arms,
with no safety net.
I could Dream in your eyes,
create a Future we both recognize.
I'm fallin', you're fallin',
don't look down, lest you lose your step,
swing free, my Darling Love, with me,
swing free.
Fallin' with me.
Swing free

About this poem

...the wonderful, early stages of a New Romance.

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Written on June 18, 2022

Submitted by JBgainesWrites on June 20, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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J B Gaines

Love Poetry. Dylan Thomas being my favorite. Also Love Wordsworth. But I'm mainly a ScreenWriter: Have Completed Four Feature Screenplays, one of which, a RomCom, Desperately Seeking Aubrey Plaza, is in Development with a Major L.A. Producer. The genres I write in are: LGBTQIA Sci-Fi, LGBTQIA RomCom, and a Historical, Inspirational Drama a based on a true story. Attended the University of Hawaii and Chicago State University more…

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