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Paradise (Free verse) by oneglove
There I stood
Looking into the eyes I thought I'd never see
For the first time in my life
My legs refused to move
As much as I told them we had things to do and be
They held their ground
Perhaps they were tired of life on the road
Who am I kidding? I knew
My whole body knew
Luckily, it was doing something about it
It was doing nothing for the first time in years
It was exactly what it had to do
In her eyes I finally had the answer
To every question I had ever asked
Those eyes, those innocent dear eyes
They were the answer
My body still fought its impulse to run
What did I know except motion?
How did I end up here?
A dark Manhatten alley on a dark Manhatten night
A road no different from the thousands I crossed before
Looking for quick thrills before the open road
But those eyes pure and true reminded me
Each wrong turn was carefully planned
Every broken road leading me to this spot
Staring into the only eyes I'd ever need
The beauty gazing down from above
She was a stranger in title alone
She called me to come in
We agreed to love each other madly
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