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Like Teenagers
We walked in like teenagers: eager, all over ourselves
We struggle like teenagers: sudden, painful, it's hell
You like color
Lime and coral
You say "kiss me"
I fall deeply, floral
We came to like teenagers: at dawn, in dew, caressed
We fell in love like teenagers: blindly, deaf, we're a mess
The delicacy of consent
Intimate shadows' glare
Incandescence of your scent
Immediate, demanding dare
She'd marched in, an unknown soldier
Wearing medals, battles owed her
Claimed the spirit promised her a debt
Expecting to be kept alive, in health
She said she had a cold -
An excuse that's getting old
I suppose it worked to free me too
And find this space with you
You like color
Lime and coral
You say "kiss me"
I fall deeply, floral
And I uncarved her number
From my aching wall
I could only travel upwards
From that deadly pall
We're living in a future
Where we don't pay no bills
We're living in the future
With all these cosmic thrills
You like color
Lime and coral
You say "kiss me"
I fall deeply, floral
Out on the streets at night
The girls in heels and dresses
The random noise of candlelight
And misguided romantic guesses
The delicacy of consent
Intimate shadows' glare
Incandescence of your scent
Immediate, demanding dare
The warm perfume pours out
The open night club doors
Reminding me of the ocean,
Kisses you stole, and more
You like color
Lime and coral
You say "kiss me"
I fall deeply, floral
And past the yellow scoreboard
The lights all flashing green
Down the tunnel past your door
You breathe to pull me in
The delicacy of consent
Intimate shadows' glare
Incandescence of your scent
Immediate, demanding dare - dare - dare
We came two like teenagers: at dawn, in dew, caressed
We fell in love like teenagers: blindly, deaf, we're a mess
And when I say you kiss me
I fall deeply blessed
10/12/24
© Huw Powell
printed 5 February 2025file location: www.humanthoughts.org/like_teenagers.htm
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