Quiet Love

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 she loves her 

like the moon 

loves the sea 

- in tides, 

in whispers, 

in the silent spaces 

between stars


her touch 

soft as sunlight 

breaking through 

the morning mist


they are the promise 

of dawn 

- unspoken yet felt 

in every shared breath 


in her eyes, 

a universe 

where she's unafraid 

to exist 

to love 

to be


this love 

is their revolution 

- quiet but 

undeniably alive. 


- Aspen Greenwood 

Location: London, UK

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