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just
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a
.
common,
.
ordinary
guy . . .
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.
a
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common,
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ordinary
guy . . .
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.
.
.
until
.
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.
removed
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tight . . .
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rigid
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tight . . .
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amplify . . .
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t
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want
within
.
m
y
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eyes . . .
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.
.
.
Haunting
reflections
.
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n
d
.
recollections
fill
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m
y
.
mind . . .
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fill
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y
.
mind . . .
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fill
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y
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mind . . .
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fill
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.
mind . . .
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–
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.
.
.
a
l
l
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through
.
t
h
e
.
nights . . .
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–
–
.
.
.
~ all
through
.
t
h
e
.
nights . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
until
.
I
.
realize,
.
.
y
o
u
.
.
were
never
.
a
common,
.
ordinary
guy . . .
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–
–
.
.
.
b
u
t
–
–
–
the
.
g
u
y
.
meant
.
t
o
.
satisfy
.
e
v
e
r
y
.
yearning
within
.
t
h
e
.
waters
.
o
f
.
forbidden
desire . . .
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–
–
.
.
.
~ within
.
t
h
e
.
waters
.
o
f
.
forbidden
desire . . .
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–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
.
.
.
I
submerge . . .
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–
–
.
.
.
I
submerge . . .
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.
.
.
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n
d
.
.
.
I
submerge . . .
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.
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a
n
d
.
.
.
I
submerge . . .
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–
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.
.
.
a
n
d
.
.
.
I
submerge . . .
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–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
.
.
.
I
submerge . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
beneath
.
t
h
e
.
taunting,
.
teasing,
.
warming
tides
.
o
f
.
moral
compromise.
Reflection: This was a romantic-themed poem that I wrote back in June of 2001 in reflection of an exciting, passionate, wondrous experience I had with a (supposedly) straight man many years ago. It was yet another brief but passionate, wonderful experience that I would never trade.