Gilded Carriage

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You said I must be a witch but
It was you,
running your warm hands across my sternum,
pressing my small wrists between your thumbs,
that put a spell on me.

I thought you were a good decision.

Instead of guitar strings,
your fingers pressed computer keys;
eyes scanning black and white spreadsheets
instead of bright colors to splash on canvas,
or on city walls.

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Tara Lingeman
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Poems

Seeker, Lover of Stories, Writer, and Teacher. Author of a memoir about searching and finding and a novel, Salamandra. Find both @ https://linktr.ee/taraling.