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What Remains

November 24, 2012
By paige14 GOLD, Portsmouth, Ohio
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Say what you need to say--John Mayer

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When clothes remain neat
And hands stop searching.
When tangles legs unwind
And twisted sheets lie smooth.
When tongues no longer taste skin
And frantic lips search for naught.
What remains?
A pile of lies
Those ruined nights
And my shattered heart

© Heather J., Slidell, LA

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