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GOTTA LET IT GO

MATTHEW GRIFFIN · Monday, December 19th 2005 at 10:12AM · 184 views
WE DIDN’T KNOW HOW LOVE SHOULD LOOK
SO WE TOOK WHAT WE HAD AND WE HAD TO CREATE
AND WHAT WE CREATED WAS SOMETHING SO AMAZING
THAT EVERYTIME WE WENT OUT WAS LIKE OUR FIRST DATE
EVERYTIME WE WOULD KISS WE WOULD SEE WHO’D WENT FIRST
AND THE WAY YOU KNEW WHAT I WOULD SAY WAS LIKE IT WAS REHEARSED
YOU QUINCHED MY THIRST, EVERYTIME OUR LIPS TOUCHED
AND IF I KNEW WHAT I KNOW NOW, ID HAVE KNOWN I LOVED YOU SO MUCH
IF THE HANDS OF TIME COULD STOP AND REWIND
THEN MAYBE I WOULD HAVE YOUR HEART NOW
BUT THEY DON’T AND THEY WON’T
THERE JUST STEADILY TURNING AND I ‘VE GOT TO GET OVER YOU SOMEHOW

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MATTHEW GRIFFIN CHESAPEAKE, VA

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Comments (4)

Felicia Debro Monday, December 19th 2005 at 8:07PM

luv the poem keep it up

Danielle Davenport Tuesday, December 20th 2005 at 8:18AM

Damn, I almost got teary-eyed!

Jevette Elizabeth Polycarpe Tuesday, December 20th 2005 at 9:21PM

I loved this poem. It was beautiful.

Shelia Bowers Wednesday, December 21st 2005 at 1:42AM

I understand completely. Don't be discouraged though, if she's meant for you you just have faith and if it's meant to be for real it will be.

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