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Always You

I say your name

and my heart becomes

a little kid

pulling me towards the

candy aisle with both hands

ignoring my protests

of no time

no money

and it’s been too long

since I last saw a dentist

so who knows if my teeth

could handle your sweetness

I say your name

and we’re just two

kids in love again

stopping in the middle

of an empty street

to kiss open mouthed

like you are an oxygen tank

and I’m at the bottom

of the deepest ocean

I say your name

and I’m looking at

engagement rings

while calculating costs

and telling the clerk

behind the counter

that I plan to marry you

I say your name

and it is like water

after a hundred year drought

sweet and light

on my tongue

I say your name

I say your name

I say your name

and it’s like coming home