words: study 3.
words are demanding lovers.
you must take your time.
turn down the lights,
gather the candles, put on music.
you must remember poetry
and forget expectations.
you must speak of their beauty
and swoon at their voices.
you must stand naked before them
and allow them their mystery.
you must ask them to talk
and then remain silent.
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{A poem from the book Love Jaywalks: Poems from Waking Up at Rembrandt’s
by Thomas Lloyd Qualls}