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VIBE

I've spent such a long time looking
and I cannot tell a lie

so believe me when I say
I feel your vibe.

Something in your brown eyes
whispers to me
sweet nothings
sweet somethings

sweet melodies of your intentions.
You speak

and your words tiptoe through my ears
climb down my back
slide across my hips
glide down my thighs
and kiss my ankles;
cover me head to toe.
Your fingers.

casualties of conversation.
graze the hem of my dress
and suddenly I'm intoxicated
belligerent in your liquor
and smiling nervously to cover up my buzz.

I feel your vibe
as it pulls through me

flows through me
transforms me into something new

into something
into someone
who belongs to you.

-Carolyn Ricks

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