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Deja Vu

Anja

I walked along in a dream and touched the flowers I had never seen. Their aroma washed over me and I was swept along to a place that seemed familiar. My journeys have never brought me to this part of the world and yet I feel at home. I allow the warmth to embrace me and songs of the birds fill my heart. Each sweet bell rings and releases thousand of memories. I pull each note down and upon it rides an image. Different reflections looking back at me. Could they each truly be me? hourglass of time dancing across … Continue reading Deja Vu

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Enkindle

Anja

My eyes turn from your gaze and I know it is to hide my shame. Please do not look too close, for you will see what truly resides in my heart. A fevered glow of embers burn deep inside me and no amount of tears will extinguish them. You reach for my hand and I pull back my scorched fingers. Your loving touch pains me for I have painted with fire and those scars still remain. You lay your hand upon my branded heart that forever carries the pain I caused you. You lean in close as your lips brush … Continue reading Enkindle

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Tremolo

Anja

Here we are again. What do you see? Dip your heart into the ocean that resides in my eyes. Inhale my desire before you dive further in the depths of my soul. Cradle my heart and feel it once more dance in sync with yours. The rhythm draws us close. I surrender myself to your hands as you pull me close and let me be your violin. Pour yourself into me and open me up so I may sing. Stroke me into a song as your fingers shape my aural. Close your eyes as the notes dance across your body. … Continue reading Tremolo

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Hands Through Time

Anja

You are next to me bathing in the moonbeams.The backs of our hands touch causing a flicker in the emulsified room. A whirlwind of crimson flames embrace us, as our souls draw nearer. Whispered thoughts and sighs from the past slip in my ear telling me of days gone by. I sit up as my body stays next to yours. I watch over us and take my finger and scroll through our past. I draw in the images of us so long ago wrapped up in one another’s arms. Smiling as I see time and time again we find each … Continue reading Hands Through Time

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Time Stands Still

Anja

tic…toc…tic…toc…My heart keeps beat as the hands of time surround me. I sit as the universe spins around me, I reach out to let my fingers twirl the memory ribbons. I pull out a moment from the streaks of color that have created my life up until now. I dangle a sliver of time before my eyes. It spins between my fingers and I can see myself when I was young. Running, dancing under the willows that dropped delicate kisses upon my head. I drape it around my neck and allow it to fall close to my heart. I raise … Continue reading Time Stands Still

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Night Whispers

Anja

She pulls the blankets around her, closes her eyes to get lost in the warmth. Whispers from the winter night easing inside her room. She reaches out for sleep to come, an elusive dance begins. Exhaustion sits on her eye lids but her mind wakes up in the silence of the moment. Her heart drops all walls as the moon climbs into the sky. The familiar cadency begins, pulsing out the words she keeps within. missing you residing void in my heart your missing laugh use to live there She swallows hard to suppress the feelings trying to crawl their way … Continue reading Night Whispers