I want to see your good side

I want to see your good side

Sharp jaw and cheek, poised marble, sliced and carved,

Delicate lines etched across a minted coin.

Let me see your figure,

Broad, long, narrow, slender,

But it’s best for carrying sails

Of cloth loosely draped and concealing.

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I like to see your good side,

So brush your hair forward,

Wear that blank smile

Empty your eyes

Of all blood-black nothingness,

Turbulent oceans of raging insecurity

Trembling and shaking your little prow.

Let me see your playful teasing,

Turn your fickle warmth into eternal worship.

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Throw out every one of your heart’s seasons,

Save summer, and maybe spring if you’re lucky

But say farewell to mournful autumn and empty winter.

Lock them away out of sight

Keep them for 2am introspections

Lonely cubicle ruminations

Stand naked then

Stand on that island alone

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I only like your good side

don’t you?

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