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Description
she was all trembling knees,
burnt-toast taste, headlights stare.
she stood perilously on tiptoed feet,
(an invitation)
and he leaned in for a kiss, detecting
only the barest whiff of smoke.
(a mistake)
he would dream for weeks of how she felt
in his fingers. and yearn for years:
to hold her wildfire heart.

Description
she was all trembling knees,
burnt-toast taste, headlights stare.
she stood perilously on tiptoed feet,
(an invitation)
and he leaned in for a kiss, detecting
only the barest whiff of smoke.
(a mistake)
he would dream for weeks of how she felt
in his fingers. and yearn for years:
to hold her wildfire heart.