Wide open

 

I know not

what happened exactly

but as soon as

I felt your presence

Something from inside

That seemed to be

under a thousand locks

Cracked open and whispered;

Listen! Don’t tell anyone

you saw me. I can be contagious.

I can spread like forest fire

and drive millions wild with love.

As soon as

I smelled you in the distance,

The seas started rising and rising until

they flooded the houses

built on worries and grief;

and the winds carried your scent

and went horse racing.

 

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