kitten

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I wish I could spend more time with you
yet I haven't deciphered the angle to ask
all I've acquired from being so true
is the shadow of a worn-out mask
I'm sure it doesn't have to be this complicated
your sweetness is already well implicated
but I refuse to be indelibly tied to the crowd
watching you glide atop the sunswept clouds
take my hands in yours
show me the winds of the azores
if this chance dissolves upon my fingers
I'll miss the scent of your fragrance that so briefly lingers
poised in the form of a sparkling oceancrest
threatening to carry my wonderings to a place of rest
as the morning's mists fade to glistening residue
all I desire is a frozen moment with you

� Caleb Andrew Walser 2002