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Burning Inside

February 16, 2012
By HoloWise PLATINUM, Chicago, Illinois
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My bodies on fire,
Burning with desire,
Aching to touch him,
Wanting so bad just to give in,
I breathe in as realization
Pops into my mind like a condemnation,
I can't have him as I want,
"You can't have me," I taunt,
"Myself is just that,
"Only for me,"
One last kiss, and I'm gone.

© Yaniris M., Boston, MA

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