to a creek

you remind me of a creek
I used to walk along
that formed the border of Etobicoke and Mississagua
with my faithful dog
who was put to sleep by my family
after I did not return
much against my will

you remind me of the snow
I used to slide around
the rolling hills behind the house above the creek I recall
with my faithful heart
that was put to sleep by my family
after I did not return
much against my will

you remind me of the rain
I used to dance within
as it turned the gentle creek into a raging foaming storm
with my faithful dream
that was put to sleep by my family
after I did not return
much against my will

you remind me of the Spring
I slid into the creek
that formed the border of Etobicoke and Mississagua
with my faithful life
that was put to sleep
by my family
after I did not return
much against my will

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Paper Fantasies

you are reading these words right now
or am I dreaming?
you can't get enough of me
you keep reading

you're falling in love with my words
you're fantasizing
it's getting too much to bear
you're realizing

you must reach for more
you look at the phone
you push off the fear
you hope I'm alone
you ask to meet me
you want to share it all
without even knowing
how far you might fall

these are paper fantasies
you are sharing here with me
in our imagination
we fit together perfectly

in our paper fantasies
you are living here with me
and feel the sensation
touching each other in places no one else can see
living our wildest dreams in paper fantasies

you know you've been seduced
now or are you dreaming?
you can't get enough of this
you keep reading

you're falling in love with the words
you're fantasizing
it's getting too much to bear
you're realizing

you must have me now
if just for one time
if just for one moment
we must share a rhyme
you come up behind me
you turn me around
you open yourself to me
and we leave the ground

these are paper fantasies
you are sharing here with me
in our imagination
we fit together perfectly

in our paper fantasies
you are living here with me
and feel the sensation
touching each other in places no one else can see
living our wildest dreams in paper fantasies

leave the real world for a while
or come and make it real
you know where you can find me
you know how it can feel
make these paper fantasies
more than just dreams inside
press yourself against me
till there's nothing left to hide
some things can not be denied

these are paper fantasies
you are sharing here with me
in our imagination
we fit together perfectly

in our paper fantasies
you are living here with me
and feel the sensation
touching each other in places no one else can see
living our wildest dreams in paper fantasies

make paper fantasies
you are sharing here with me
more than imagination
come touch in reality

make our paper fantasies
as real as they can be
and feel the sensation
touching each other in places no one else can see
living our wildest dreams of paper fantasies
living our wildest dreams, once paper fantasies
living our wildest dreams, no longer paper fantasies


these are paper fantasies
you are sharing here with me
in our imagination
we fit together perfectly

in our paper fantasies
you are living here with me
and feel the sensation
touching each other in places no one else can see
living our wildest dreams in paper fantasies

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