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Standing Under Fire
To know and not yet to act is not yet
to know. To understand the consequence
of placing money on a specious bet
is pointless till enduring the expense.
I always knew I loved the girl next door,
until her absence, which I’d formerly not miss,
made me react with passionate rapport.
I thought I knew the pleasure of your kiss.
But never, till our lips configured one,
did I respond with shivers down my spine,
until the intimate exchange was done.
I never really thought of yours and mine,
until the ties that bound us both were lost,
and I was left to brook the heavy cost.
To know and not yet to act is not yet
to know. To understand the consequence
of placing money on a specious bet
is pointless till enduring the expense.
I always knew I loved the girl next door,
until her absence, which I’d formerly not miss,
made me react with passionate rapport.
I thought I knew the pleasure of your kiss.
But never, till our lips configured one,
did I respond with shivers down my spine,
until the intimate exchange was done.
I never really thought of yours and mine,
until the ties that bound us both were lost,
and I was left to brook the heavy cost.