Carnal Knowledge
You know every inch of my body.
Every freckle, every curve,
and most importantly,
every spot that makes me shudder.
Yet, you do not know me at all.
What is my middle name?
What makes me laugh until I ache?
What do I want from this life?
And who are you?
With your ginger hair and freckles,
tight muscles and smooth skin.
A body that makes mine beg for more and more;
again and again.
Do we need more than that?
How long can you be a lover
without love?
I guess the real question is
how long can I?
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 480 |
Words | 100 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 6, 4 |
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