Love Poem: The Setup
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Written by: Phyllis Babcock

The Setup

You touched my soul,

You pulled out my heart,

From the very start.

You snatched it so fast

Left me clenching for breath

Like a knife inside that twists and turns

My soul felt like it burned

You touched my heart and soul

In a way that you did not know

Calculating in what you did

Conniving at what you said

Everything we had you let go

Exposing my very soul

There is no going back

For something that we  lack.