Kiss of life
Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)
When I kissed you I heard my lips tell yours "He is the one."
I heard "Don't stop yet. I bet.
Her heart beats too."
I heard your cheeks ask "Share the love."
So you breathed in deeper. To catch our breath and shared my trembling wrists as they rose, sending ripples of hope across your gaping mouth. South of them your little chin, that said welcome in, like the rainbow mat your head lay on.
North your eyes began to stun as if your life had just begun again flashing before your eyes. East and west your ears said I'm listening for the answer to an unsaid question..."You died." I answered. Then your lips closed and I said "I can't kiss you."
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Written on September 21, 2022
Submitted by HeatherLydiaThornhill on September 21, 2022
Modified by HeatherLydiaThornhill on September 21, 2022
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