By Misti Velvet Rainwater
Date: 15 May 2000
Sole Mates
our dusty feet have walked the same mile
we've traveled the same trail
and missed each other by a step
you could have found me in line for the Haunted Mansion
I could have found you in Denny's across from the volcano
we could have found each other in the quad
at SWT in San Marcos
or on the dance floor at Inferno
on a Saturday night
but this is how we found each other
and I'm glad we did
we have a lot of catching up to do
my twin who isn't identical but pretty damn close!
my TWIN STAR
my TWIN MATE
a conspiring cosmos
bloated with constellations and planets and moons
and miracles people take for granted every second
has twisted and tangled our destinies
into a love knot
something we can't lose or pawn
something no rabid elves can steal
I feel you in the soles of my feet when they ache
I skinny dip in a clear lake and you surround me
you found me clothed and made up and impossible to penetrate
too late, maybe
but baby
I'm taking off my clothes
and stripping away those layers
just as fast
as I can
this is perfect 'cause we didn't plan it
there may be a lifetime between us
but
it
only
takes
one
bridge
to
span
it
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