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Sins Of The Fathers

In those eyes, tears do brim

All a-quiver are your lips

I've done wrong again

The latest of many slips

 

I rack my brains for reasons

Did I omit my morning kiss?

Or fail to hail your daily bloom?

What critical need did I miss?

 

As the baby's due next month

I'm watching my p's and q's

Skating on thin eggshells

Pandering to your mute clues

 

Then it dawn...

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sine of the fatherstearseyeslipsbrainskissclues

The Quiver Of Fond Lips

I never used to look at people's faces

My body language was out of kilter

Then I met you and saw the world

Through a life-changing filter

 

The thing about you that gets me

Is the quiver of merciful lips

On a mouth adorning the face 

That leaves my heart in bits

 

The quiver of fond lips cant be beaten

It makes my soul leap and rhyme

Should yours ever stop quive...

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quiverlipsmouthheartsoultime

Lips

On my lips

I want pressed

The lips of another

misunderstood creature

 

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