Love Poem: Standing Outside
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Written by: Melani Udaeta

Standing Outside

Shivering like that 
I would never leave you out; 
You don’t need to knock, 
come to me stay warm within;
Dive in, you’re the scent of home; 

As close as can be
we’ll just heat one another; 
Melting the frozen,
love is a thief of cold nights; 
Suddenly you can’t cool down;

Held bubbling over
on the brink of explosion, 
not able to touch;
Give me every inch of you,
why are you standing outside?