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 i wish i were
a goddess,
immaculate
of unspoiled soul.
i wish no one else
had ever touched
your heart.
i wish a lot
of things ---
such as time were
not allowed to begin
or continue
unless …
you and i
were meant to be
found,
at all costs,
before all others
unjaded,
less cynical,
with fewer hiding places,
forsaking all,
lying in wait
worthy ---
unscathed,
but this can never be
inasmuch
as we are already
in the now.

art print:  squeaky clean by chariklia zarries