she seemed like the genuine article

the woman I could love and respect

far from my previous experiences

which were what you might expect

I was a roamer and a schemer

bouncing off women like a ball

on a speedway of hit and miss

love was not on the radar at all

at first glance she was different

quality in the areas that matter

but with a je ne sais quois that

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soft heels answer
on the sidewalk
i watch the lines
of her hips move
against the shadowed
fabric of her skirt
there's not enough
distance in the brittle
push of early autumn
it shifts the naked
rest of browning leaves
and loves no one

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