I wrote this for a Creative Writing class I took a few months ago. I love her with the heat of a thousand suns, she shines in my heart with the brightness of a million moons in the night sky. This was my meek attempt to capture her essence. The assignment called for a poem with concrete details. I got an A.
chloe
you are soft
black, smooth
all heart
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warm against my ankles
you’re prettier than shoes
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your hair is greying
aging with time
play, you still do
you’re always in motion
you’re so very small
but you behave like a giant
you own control
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i swear you talk to me
but only when it’s silent
and quiet…hush
those rooms let me hear you
deciphering
the morse code
of your wag
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when i kiss you
you taste of soap
the ivory near your downy soft skin
right under your chin
on your wrinkled up neck
i smell my own breath
from yesterdays love
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your feet claw me
leaving small holes in all of my good shirts
i smile when i see them
like mesh showing
in the early morning’s warm sun
love provides proof
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your castaway hairs have sprinkled
over my crisp ironed sleeves
like pepper on mashed potatoes
like yesterday’s dinner
i always take you to work