The Commandeered Heart
BY: Alicia Graybill

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I was warned
Advised you were dangerous
That your wit 
Sharper than a dragon�s tooth
Was seductive

I was cautioned
Given notice you were cunning
That your weapons
Harmless though they appeared
Were lethal

I was admonished
Reproached 
That your beauty
Wild as the stormy sea
Was asphyxiating

And yet
And yet

Despite the chains about it
Despite the ropes securing it
Despite the locks fastening it
You stole my heart

"Commandeered.
Nautical term."

Pirate.
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