Bound by blood
Vessels on the same course
Intertwined ampersands
Special delivery arteries
           You and I
Valves of the same organ
Branches of the same
life-sustaining tree
Pump and release
                 Pump to release
Together our neurons form a map
of a long-forgotten city.

Bound by a blood pact
            Promises spoken
                 We can never take back
Leading footsteps, strokes,
                        the necessary attacks
                                 echo past beatings.
I found a pathway to
the heart of your being.
        When lost,
the passage there,
        once memorized,
                 needs no repeating.

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1. Lovely. Wonderful. ❤️

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   • Thank you, John. I have to allow myself to get a little gushy as we approach Valentines Day.

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     • I so understand. ❤️

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2. Very vivid and enchanting tribute to love, K! Beautifully written ❤

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   • Thank you, Tom. My Valentine’s week indulgence. A try at “true romance.” I appreciate your kind words. 💜

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3. I especially love the ending lines, bravo!

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