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of the way. No,

not quite all

the way.

Although Maybe

it’s a matter of semantics.

How does Webster define

“all the way”?

Does it mean, start to finish,

an act of defilement,

pure physicality,

no choice but yes, no

stopping now,

no holds barred,

everything off, nothing

left to chance,

all the way in?

Because It Wasn’t That

It was gentle persuasion.

I can’t get enough of you.

Sweetest coercion.

My beautiful angel.

Magnet to metal.

I’ve got to have all of you.

It was hands, exploring

taboo places.

Oh, God! You’re perfect!

Lips and tongue, not

far behind.

Let me eat you up.

Skin to skin, belly

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