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i could have stayed the night

by Shonda Creemer

it was like slipping
into a pair of jeans
right out of the dryer

warm in all the right spots
with that little touch of red
just below your belly-button

after all of those years
your arms felt good around me
your passenger seat felt like home
your smell sinking into my skin

in all my emotions
i think i forgot to leave a tip
and i lost that package of chocolate-drop cookies
somewhere down yesterday lane

but those cold beds
and those big box stores
and the well-water memories
spinning gravel
out of control

made it all worth while

if only we could play puppets
everyday
flowers as big as our hearts
learning of new birds and wooden bridges
then i would leave my feet alone
just for you

you
i
we
could make it all go away

07/15/2007

Author's Note: for t ~ i love you more than you know

Posted on 07/15/2007
Copyright © 2024 Shonda Creemer

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Mara Meade on 07/15/07 at 11:02 PM

Oh Girl. You just said it all. Been here (okay, and maybe just 80 miles north-east of you) and remember what this feels like, even on those roads that promise green in every season.

Posted by Jean Mollett on 07/16/07 at 03:08 AM

Hi Shonda, It's lovely and emotional. Oh yeah, it's love alright. Lots of hugs. :)

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