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mat lawhon

July 23 
we have run out of things to say
still I do not want to leave
so please just let me stay
and listen to you breathe

listen to you think
listen to you feel
feel you listen to me
until the words come again

have you ever been in love
when was your first kiss
have you ever felt this much
never felt like this

laying still in the darkness
soul meeting soul
becoming vulnerable
becoming whole

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new love and human connection

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Submitted by mat_l on July 27, 2023

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Scheme AXAX XXXX XBXB XCXC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 403
Words 93
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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