A love poem that I wrote with my wife Christy Ann Martine. This poem is included in our book The Light You Need II: Romantic Love Poetry
John Mark Green is a poet and a writer of short fiction, living in Ontario, Canada. He is the author of five books, two of which are co-authored with his wife, poet Christy Ann Martine.
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Lose Ourselves
Let the world outside
forget us for a while,
as we lose ourselves
in these moments together.
Even when we don’t speak,
the silence is charged
with magic and meaning.
Hearts have their own language,
and ours are always speaking.
— John Mark Green / Lose Ourselves
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