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sesquipedalian to a fault MAG
December 18, 2013
I like to use big words, that is, I’m
sesquipedalian to a
fault
and the moment right before you’re about
to kiss me,
I’m not thinking about the friction in the air sending
sparks that burn a path
down my
spine
no,
I’m thinking about how they call it
frisson, the
thrill I’m
observing when I’m supposed to be
experiencing
not the sudden shiver or pleasure-pain
that’s better than
sex
or the butterflies in my stomach and
the fleeting
jump in my
pulse
because I’m trapped in a book I’m
constantly
trying to finish,
but
can’t
because I’m too busy trying to word it exactly
right, instead of
furthering the plot in order to actually
kiss you
© Gabrielle A., Pensacola, FL
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