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Your lightest breath may fan my cheek Your whisper stir me when you speak, And yet—
The teeming planets play
Between your heart—and mine
Today.
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Your lightest breath may fan my cheek Your whisper stir me when you speak, And yet—
The teeming planets play
Between your heart—and mine
Today.
The speaker describes how deeply attuned she is to another person: even the lightest breath on her cheek or a whispered word can stir her. She is physically and emotionally sensitive to this person in a way that feels immediate and tender.
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