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It started with harmless banter. A back and forth of wits and funny remarks Sandwiched between all of that was intelligence, the kind I like But I brush it aside, I have been there before and nothing good ever comes of it We continue our ping pong of words Words turn into sentences Sentences began to have meanings Meaningful conversations expose the values which you hold dear Similar to the values I hold dear It is too much of a coincidence So I lift my eyes up to see who is behind these words I see you. Yes you…. In all totality The content and the container all mashed up into one perfect being You may call me naïve but I think you are perfect for me As I am for you I start to dream. You have unlocked a part of me I had lost hope of ever opening I can almost touch the future This is it, finally I mean, what could stop this moving train? When I am with you, I feel you in my insides Your voice permeating every echo chamber Your eyes piercing the void left by fate and life I placed myself on the altar of love Gave up the ghosts of lovers past Reborn into your arms I’m all yours for the taking So why aren’t you taking me? I feel the hesitancy It’s written all over your face Worry lines drawing a sad picture I am not to have this dream I crave You didn’t need to say anything The silence was deafening Whatever the reason might be is inconsequential I have been left hanging yet again My sacrifice of love not accepted Not enough Darkness wins yet again The light retreats The door firmly shut It is cold all over I’m back to an all so familiar place I have been here before and I knew nothing good ever comes of it I thought you’d be different A dream come true Alas! You’re not to be I have come to say my goodbyes I am at peace with my foe You smile and tell me everything will be alright I know this is true Because while that door is locked And guarded closely by the darkness that so envelopes me There’s light and love behind it Waiting to burst like a pressurized can To shower a deserving person Drenching and drowning them in all the love I can offer So I know I will be alright It is you I worry about. #review#poetry#ja

Two friends met The scenery was perfect Coffee shop half empty The smell of fresh ground java The eye catching muffins Kids taking selfies A man on his phone A girl in the corner with a laptop Rain drizzling outside Drops tapping on the window Water splashing Creating the perfect soundtrack Two friends met in a coffee shop And they talked about love #review#poetry#ja

You're the one I needed from the beginning That I never knew I always thought it was something else And I chased what I thought to be true I spent years on end looking for someone Though my dreams pointed to you And I got burned time and again While time didn't run but flew I finally gave up the search And tried to live life anew But guess who struts in through the door The one I needed, You!! I have to come out clean To myself and you I need to be true I picked up a lot of negatives A clean up of my life is due So be patient with me darling Sit back, relax and enjoy the view While I make this man a better me And prepare the table for you #review#poetry#ja