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nothing like

that one, in fact,

maybe it wasn’t

even my

best kiss

but it was pretty

fine, and the fact

that he had asked

will forever make

that kiss

stand out in my

mind, touch my

heart, make me

remember a

kiss so tender

it made me cry.

He held me then,

smoothed my hair

and I asked him to

kiss me again

and he did, over

and over, until

I thought we might

melt together,

fused by kisses.

In That Quite Hot Moment

a park ranger cruised by,

took a good, long look.

Maybe we’d better go.

“I should get back anyway.

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