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Chained
Chained
By Muriel Palanca
I see you everyday; a dying light but a fire awakened inside.
For a moment, I felt something real and dangerous.
It was beautiful like a rose just before the winter frost.
And I loved you with every breath,
With every shiver that went through my skin.
My heart was free and open.
For a second, I was not hindered or burdened.
I surrendered to your eyes and I was yours.
I do not know you and yet you are the one.
Never did the universe seem so small and trivial
Because all I saw as you
Maybe we are doomed for all eternity, but you were meant for me.
I fear that I am chained however.
And so are you.
I pray that you are ugly inside; disfigured and cold like so many statues.
For it would be a greater tragedy if you were my match and my missing piece because
The last thing I need is an alibi, a reason to care so badly it hurts.
The last thing I need is to love you.
