When the Heart is Tender
A collection of poems for the soft dreams of love
Tender Rest
Midnights
Letting tenderness rest
Flesh and bone
Eased
Midnight
Wrapped in your softness
Made of sweetness
Loving rest
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Butterflies
May I tell you I love you this once
I know it's so soon
But
When I see u my heart jumps
the way it beats
thump
thump
thump
I hope the butterflies in my stomach
take me to you soon
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Down
Are you?
Up for that?
To be down
To reach further
To go through life
Are you down?
For this?
For that?
For me?
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I will someday
Someday
I want to kiss someone I love
I saw it in a movie once
And a photo
And a dream
I wonder if
I kissed someone I love
Will it be magical like the movies
Or can be captured like a photo
Or even refreshing like a dream
But if
I kissed someone I love
I'm afraid everything will fade to black
I'm afraid we'll be ripped a part
I'm afraid it will be only a dream
I want to kiss someone I love
I will
Someday
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The Avatar is Love
Love
Not unlike
The beating heart of the waves
Not unlike
The deep roots of the trees
Not unlike
The small comfort of a flame
Not unlike
The sweet voice of the wind
Everything changes when love shows up
In all its elements
How long does it take to fall in love
A hundred years in a second
And by then everything is new
Love has a lot to teach us
About the world and ourselves
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Soft Dreams
When was the last time
you let your heart dream
Maybe not of something better
Maybe of something soft
Well
That would be better
If you let the dream
Hold the pieces of your love
Together
Even if not all the pieces are there
Even if we aren't together
Everything will feel a little softer
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