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Chasing a Ghost
How can I catch something so ethereal
A memory that was based on fantasy
Will anything ever compare
Without expectation we were liberated to explore
Even if from afar
You rifled through my identity
With reckless abandon
Breaking through my hesitations
As you destroyed labels others had left behind
It was forbidden fruit to be sure
I tried to contain it
Keep it where it was safe
I never wanted to cross that line
2500 miles away
What harm could it do
As long as it wasn't skin to skin
I'd be ok
Then you tapped into my mind
And you invaded my body
Again and again
It got out of control
And as you yourself said
"It started like a lightning strike. And then the whole damn world caught on fire!"
Phone calls on lunch breaks
To hear me in my ecstacy
Pics of your thumb sunk deep into ripe peach flesh
The juice running down your muscled arm
If only we had left it there
Why did you come?
Not that I minded your stay
Knocking over empty bottles of Ultra
Not giving a damn if every person around heard our cries for more
Again and again
If only we had left it there
Why did I go?
Not that I minded your field of daisies
The feel of the days breeze blowing across my bare skin
The sound of the wind through the trees filling my ears
Naked abandonment
The feel of your sweat
Dripping from above
Devouring this peach
Juice running down your face
Fuck, I loved the taste of myself on your lips
I treasured every pearl you had for me
Your expression when I went in for more
Having to remind you to breathe
Again and again
But we couldn't contain it
It spilled over into reality's corrosive realm
It was beautiful while it lasted
Next time I will contain it
Or have fun trying
A memory that was based on fantasy
Will anything ever compare
Without expectation we were liberated to explore
Even if from afar
You rifled through my identity
With reckless abandon
Breaking through my hesitations
As you destroyed labels others had left behind
It was forbidden fruit to be sure
I tried to contain it
Keep it where it was safe
I never wanted to cross that line
2500 miles away
What harm could it do
As long as it wasn't skin to skin
I'd be ok
Then you tapped into my mind
And you invaded my body
Again and again
It got out of control
And as you yourself said
"It started like a lightning strike. And then the whole damn world caught on fire!"
Phone calls on lunch breaks
To hear me in my ecstacy
Pics of your thumb sunk deep into ripe peach flesh
The juice running down your muscled arm
If only we had left it there
Why did you come?
Not that I minded your stay
Knocking over empty bottles of Ultra
Not giving a damn if every person around heard our cries for more
Again and again
If only we had left it there
Why did I go?
Not that I minded your field of daisies
The feel of the days breeze blowing across my bare skin
The sound of the wind through the trees filling my ears
Naked abandonment
The feel of your sweat
Dripping from above
Devouring this peach
Juice running down your face
Fuck, I loved the taste of myself on your lips
I treasured every pearl you had for me
Your expression when I went in for more
Having to remind you to breathe
Again and again
But we couldn't contain it
It spilled over into reality's corrosive realm
It was beautiful while it lasted
Next time I will contain it
Or have fun trying
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