You make me
forget
how old I am
anymore
Everything
that I thought
I wanted
is smeared
on your lips
I used to be
someone else
but now…
I’m just yours
you make me
a classic
case
of mistaken identity
Everything
that I thought
I was
bears no weight
on my new
smile

Poet and Author originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, and a lover of words, expressions, and creativity. Mother of one, Member of the Ohio Poetry Association, a former member of the California Writers Club, Winner of the Barry Wright Scholarship for Poetry, and consummate Dorothy Parker, Nikki Giovanni, and Chuck Palahniuk fangirl.
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