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Lucky Hands.

By wet_towels

Fri, 19 Oct 2012
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If I ever become
A famous surgeon
And spend my days stitching people whole again
And saving lives, the
Best thing I’d ever be able to do
With my hands
Would still be to thread them
Up through the hair on the nape of your neck and feel
Your smile spread like smoke
Against mine.

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