"Slow"

By The Blood and The Bones

I could do it
stretched hours
turning dirt
quiet nights
turning pages
raising flags
raising babies
contentment with what
they see
as less
I could do it
slow, tender, intentional, blameless love
one touch, one desire
I could
but only for him

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The Blood and the Bones is the pseudonym for a former lover of a US servicemember. Follow her here.

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