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To Use or Be Used?
I'm your dirty little secret
the one you adore in the dead of night
when no one is around
we meet by the lake
the listen to the silence
and occasional duck call
slicing the stillness
of the water
our friendship is marked
by shallow secrets
and you pretending
to throw me in the water
laughing with me
as I scream for you
to put me down
no... this isn't love
just an awkward flirtation
your hands in my hair
my nails gently marking trails
across your skin
the old folks in this town
are wrapped around your finger
to them, you're the good boy
and I'm the black sheep
of the fold
too tainted for blood sacrifice
but here by the water
the vodka induced confidence
you've placed in me
makes me wonder
which you is the real one?
but how could I know...
when you don't speak in public?
the one you adore in the dead of night
when no one is around
we meet by the lake
the listen to the silence
and occasional duck call
slicing the stillness
of the water
our friendship is marked
by shallow secrets
and you pretending
to throw me in the water
laughing with me
as I scream for you
to put me down
no... this isn't love
just an awkward flirtation
your hands in my hair
my nails gently marking trails
across your skin
the old folks in this town
are wrapped around your finger
to them, you're the good boy
and I'm the black sheep
of the fold
too tainted for blood sacrifice
but here by the water
the vodka induced confidence
you've placed in me
makes me wonder
which you is the real one?
but how could I know...
when you don't speak in public?
Published 4th May 2016
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4th May 2016 6:36pm
The imagery in this is as vivid as the loneliness of time spent with a ghost for a lover. A secret lover lives in fear of exposure and you are worthy of so much more. Love would make a lover want to shout out to the world that you are together, not hide where only ducks can see and hear your happiness...
JJ
JJ
