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Flutter
My phone is pressed tight against my face as
my butterfly eyelids start to flutter shut.
I listen to your breath rushing to me over the lines,
heavy, calm, tidal-
pulling any doubts I’ve ever had out to sea.
I hope your waves never push them back ashore.
I wish I could be pulled in by your currents tonight.
Even though I can’t, it feels so close.
Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
We have nothing in common with horse shoes-
I guess that makes us hand grenades.
I’m ready to go off brilliantly in your arms.
But, maybe we’re more like landmines
because I tread so carefully through fields of grass,
catching glimpses of the wings of butterflies.
I am steadfast, determined to not set anything off
tonight. Please not tonight.

Still listening to your waves of breath crash over the phone,
finally I give in to the heaviness of butterflies.
Save your landmines.
We’ll disarm them in the morning.

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from Average Love Poems, released May 13, 2013

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I'm a part time poet and a full time cry baby. If you get too close to me, I'll write a really emotionally confusing poem about you. It'll be exhausting for both of us.

To contact Julia for inquires of all sorts e-mail juliaalexanderpoetry@gmail.com
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