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January 20, 2014
By danielleaturtle PLATINUM, Byron Center, Michigan
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I love you here-
in the spaces in between.
in the spot where written
there would be a comma
but spoken there would just be
air.

i love you here-
in the deep silence.
in the night sky that is so vast that
anything i could possibly say would be
wholly swallowed and
wholly consumed.

i love you here-
in the color red.
the color that is anger and fire
because even when we fight and
i raise my quiet voice,
i still love you best of all.

i love you here-
in the light of day.
even when sunlight casts shadows
on sharp angles,
even when (especially when)
i can see just who you are.

© Jeffrey J., Honokaa, HI

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clericus said...
on Mar. 19 2014 at 6:40 pm
clericus, Byron Center, Michigan
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&quot;..But inside something gnaws at me; some presentiment, anxiety, dreams - or sleeplessness - melancholy, indifference - desire for life, and the next instant, desire for death; some kind of sweet peace, some kind of numbness, absent-mindedness...&quot; Frederic Chopin

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