ask

He wanted someone to ask how he was doing

Not so he could complain

Just so he knew that someone cared 

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Her skin

Her skin

Bronze

Smooth

Soft like velvet

Flawless

It held her together 

Her so many imperfections

That to get under her skin

Was to know true beauty 

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companion

Some people want a companion

And others 

Want so much more

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Phoenix

Like a Phoenix 

She rose from the fire

To be stronger and more beautiful than before

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More or less

Would you rather live

With a little bit more or a timy bit less

A little more happy

Or a whole lot more stress

You run 'til you're tired
Or lay down and rest
In a stark clean life

Devoid of most mess

Collecting owned things

All scattered and wide

For things out of reach

To have at your side

Is more of one thing

Much better than few

To figure that out

It's all up to you

But the trick to the question

I'll explain to you now
It is not so much what
But the why and the how

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She burned

She burned

Something

Some thing inside her burned

Through her

When she saw him

She burned

pure white

Wanted him

Needed him

Loved him

She knew him

And she knew

She could not live without him

…and yet she froze

and did nothing

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This time

This time

I am

How do I know

She said

Look in my eyes

Do you see doubt

Feel my kiss

Do you sense hesitation

Let me hold you

Share my warmth

I am

He said

But I can only show you

If you let me

But still she was not sure

So he left

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