There was a time when your eyelashes
Were enough to circumvent reality
A time when anonymity shielded me
From your inferior brand of chivalry
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Our bodies pinioned together
By an emaciated breath
I found in your shadow an outlet
For my vices, a judgment free-zone
That left us both unaccountable
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Once I even knew the difference
Between retreat and entreaty
That was before rejection
Altered the rules entirely
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I could perish in the gaps incurred
By your molecular recidivism
In the breadth of retreating shoulders
I’ve measured the distance between us
And determined that fabrication
Will have to suffice
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I watched a movie about stalking recently and thought it would be an interesting topic to write about
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