Love Poem: Deja Vu
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Written by: Niyna Desangre

Deja Vu

I mark the time of our meeting 
by the still beat of my heart
stroked by the momentary skip 
of the rhythm of it's chambers

unnerved I am frozen solid 
as seconds pass into minutes
nothing moves or is released from me 
not even my breath
astonishing as it sound 
I still stand 
and I still live

even in this moment of death 
I exist neither to take nor to give
only to simply exist 
as if existence 
is all that is needed

there within the face of all faces 
I see a dream come true
true to life true to hope 
true to the wonders of a wish

as sure as a coin is tossed into a well
I am captivated entranced by a spell

another minute has now passed 
before a shallow exhale escapes gaping lips
an exhale forced by nature 
totally without consciousness
for how can I think 
how can I move my eyes to blink
blink- blink! No! nooo

I dare not for fear you’ll go within a wink
call your name 
I say softly now
call your name 
as I have done time and again
for we have repeated this
a million times _ we have
me and you
In my dreams 
in my mind 
in my "Deja Vu"