My Heart is the Ocean, Be a Lifeguard

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he is rolled up shirtsleeves of a button-down shirt

is closing your eyes to laugh with your whole body

toaster waffles in bed with netflix and down comforters 

he is whole-body shivers and nights spent alone, pretending like you don't care where he is

and who he's with

is hanging up the phone to call right back seconds later because it's impossible to get enough

he is big hands enclosing yours and lips curved like a W

he is everything you want

and everything you know you can never have

victorious Beyoncé songs blasting through speakers

dancing like the world is ending 

he could save you 

if only he knew you were drowning

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