I Danced For You

A love poem

Photo by Thanos Pal on Unsplash

I danced for you, I kissed you
the way you wanted —

wore the clothes you liked,
never used my tongue to say

even one word that wasn’t true.

“My love is yours,” I said
without pause or hesitation —

and when you told me I was lucky, I believed you.

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The Bird’s Beat