The Scarlett Locket

Reseda Welcomes You

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It burned, for sure

and the air conditioner

did nothing to cool

my blushed face.

Just freshly finished

from running-

I hardly had the chance

to catch my breath

when you became

a liability to my heartbeat.

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The wings, they fluttered

in every color

I could only imagine

lived in your existence.

How I longed

to be dizzy dazed

in every single little shade.

It’s only a pretty price to pay

to keep you reflected

in my eyes.

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You made art out of august,

Did you plan to take me to

The Louvre?

I studied us in gold.

Rushed to paint us in

the sands off the coast

Could this be real?

For once, For love,

For all the scuffs my wheels

left on the pavement.

Dropped the pin on the highway

and drove off.

That’s the day I decided

I was way, way past it.

Perhaps tenderly blind to thrill of lust,

Unrequited desire is just enough

to color my cascading blood,

so once again,

I turn into the canvas,

Now let drip the bristles of august.

Think you could take me there

and write a thesis on it?

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Tropical green snakes around us.

The shade is complimentary

to our nature.

Both dignified to stand aside

and giggle about the things we dramatize.

There’s that phone again.

Don’t you know I canceled my plans

just in case you’d call?

Only my drunk shadow knows

of the dress stained with merlot.

Who cares if you’ll never be mine?

I’m your summer singer

living for the hope of it all.

We dance in frozen seconds,

That moment we shared

chilled in time-

like the neon blue of Malibu

crashing against the rocks.

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Thank You for Visiting