12/12/11

Sounds of a First Kiss
By Mandy Brown


Welcoming sunshine
Spills over with
Refreshing summer warmth
Everything etched
Into my soul
Like a long lost fingerprint
He swings me into him
I fold into
His kiss
Sweet milk.

My ears fill with
Locomotive
Roars
Spirited shouts cheer on the
Thundering storms
Machine guns
Firecrackers and
Alarms
Reverberating
Swirling
Rushing
Around us ‘til they are sucked into a
Vacuum of
Laughter
Absorbed into stillness
And a heart begins to slowly beat.

Newfound bliss.
Crying itself to laughter,
My Dear Daydream.
Overcomes me and
My lips betray me to his unspoken dare:
“I love you.”


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When Mandy Brown isn't changing the world, she's changing diapers but only because she's convinced the two are related. She hopes to find fulfilling work in academia, especially where writing is involved.