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Chapter 19 - Love be a cage.

She caught my eye

No surprise

While riding

On the city bus.

She cracked a smile

Didn't know just how

But I had to trust

That maybe

Way before

That time before

We could

Control lust

There was something more

There to explore

A sword

One more thrust.

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I said:

"Hey...can I tell you something?

I really like your face."

And I could feel her aura

Spiking

Energy hiking

All over the place.

She said:

"I like yours too."

Before I could think,

I asked her to dinner

I threw up my hands

I had to backpedal.

No way she was single

No, I'm not a beginner.

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I said:

"Pardon my haste,

You could be already spoken for.

My apologies.

Drama is not a thing

That I implore."

Then she said

With just her eyes:

"It's best we didn't meet.

Even better

That we just pretend

We didn't even speak..."

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And I could tell from her demeanor

That she was being abused...

And at the least, he was verbally beating

Her daily...

She feared that she was being used...

-

And I could relate...

I told her:

"Life is too short, 

Don't let someone's love be a cage."

I got off the bus.

I pray for her fate.

I wish that

I could take all that

Away...

-

I know how it feels

To be stuck in a relationship

That you think you can't leave...

But I'm an example

Of someone who did it

It just takes the courage

And the space to breathe.

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She wouldn't take my number,

And that's okay.

I hope she is safe as she moves on her way.

I hope that I see her again,

And that we can be friends,

Maybe it could blossom someday.

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