Category: The Finer Things
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WARMTH
From the smile on my faceTo the cold toesYou find misplacedUnderneath the covers S. L. Cottle
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EVERYONE NEW
Now that time has passedI wonder if everyone newnotice what you know Familiar golden braceletthat I carry the sea with meThe idealistic eyesin love with new daysshedding the weight of your worries Now I’m too good for ‘bad’too bad for ‘good’You were okayYour self-pronounced roleto be bothYou were just troubled I’m good at feeling again…
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EMPATHY (FOR A TENNESSEE BOY)
I looked at youacross the roomAn unsettled feeling from someoneI’d be close to very soon I didn’t want to talk aboutyour impending freedomYou’ve already prepared I can comfortably watchyou inhaleand exhale that thingput my father closer to deathor God,your father sounds familiar with Him I’ll keep my eyes emptyOn the insideI wanted to giveA reason…
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BLUE
Bluethe ocean drewus inRedlips that ledyou to meWhiteA shining lightsinking infrom day At nightwe’d rather layacross the bedRunning my fingersacross your head S. L. Cottle
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TO FEEL SUMMER AGAIN
A butterflyready to dry its wings A driveacross the countryTo feel summer again Trapped in a cocoonThe needTo feel summer again Wanting what was left in placeIn place for a reason,memoriesGliding under treesDiving into dirty waterKissed cheeks Was I looking at you“What do you see?”“Love.In your eyes.” Or making those eyesat the sunfor setting S.…
Sara L. Cottle 