Necessary Warmth

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By Alena Leikela 

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By Alena Leikela 

I always knew love,

as surely as I knew

I wanted to be a poet.

Deep within these margins

are my unspoken bouts of affection,

unrelenting, unrequited

why was I willing to die for,

a brick wall?

That man is gone now.

I always knew love,

as surely as I know

this bicolored expanse of

human dwelling.

Deep in the lumpy mattress

portion of my brain

I can envision time passing

and time passing with meaning

in every second.

Someday, somehow

we will discover each other

He will be perfect

his affection incessant, invariable,

and able to pour upon me

all his colors.

Irradiant yellow

The Necessary warmth

Of his devotion

providing life

the same way as the sun does.

I always knew love,

it just doesn't know me yet.

it just doesn't know me yet

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Alena Leikela , a.k.a.  @AlenaLeikela has been a Wattpad member since early 2013. She loves video games, music of all kinds, and her two cats. She resides in Pennsylvania, with plans to relocate to Arkansas to be with her boyfriend and focus on her writing. 

 

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