Your skin is a galaxy
constellations of stars
A million lifetimes in your eyes
love dripping from your lips
Your gentle touch
moves mountains, commands waves
Your body rules the sky
forms the earth
Your heart beats like a drum
calling me down down down
Where mischief is made
true love gained
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Your body flows like lava
hot, shimmering air
Your soul, a field of wildflowers
sun-drenched, dripping scent
I watch you sleep
lashes dark, fluttering with dreams
I watch you move
languid, vibrating like a heartbeat
I watch you speak
mouth soft, intoning magic
I watch you watching
tender devotion, always aware
There is no alchemist –
no wizard, warlock or God –
With an aim so true, so pure
as you…
my soft animal, my love
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