birthstone ballad
i crave a rose quartz romance,
speckled peridot promises &
opal oaths that you'd clasp around
my wrist. i’ll never take it off,
i’d say & you'd pierce your ears
in aquamarine & moon over my
moonstone amour. oh, darling,
you consume my amethyst daydreams
& are ever present in my feldspar
fantasies. taint my touramline thoughts;
kiss my carnelian-flushed cheeks.
my agate angel, won't you be mine?
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