I wish I could say that I found redemption on her lips

honey on her breast

and heaven between her thighs.

I did not find any of that.

However, I think I found what I was looking for all along.

I do not mean this poem to be permission to look for yourself

under sheets and in twisted bodies

hot from making love.

I do not mean to have you look to me for permission

for anything.

I am just saying it was worth it-

gravitating towards that which enables me to be _____________

(Me)

(Free)

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