Alfred C. Martino: Singer/Songwriter/Novelist
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      • Die With My Boots On
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    • Requiem For An Athlete
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Kiss Like A Whisper​

I come home, worn out and weary
In the late hours, of a savage night
Caught the short end, of another too-long day
Life dished out
All that I care to fight
 
Eyes are clouded, with surrender
‘til an image, of you all in lace
Flesh and blood Venus, standing before me
Waiting to melt
Into my starved embrace

(My starved embrace...)

Fall like a feather
Kiss like a whisper
Touch like a breeze
You're always there
To heal me when the world
Has knocked me to my knees
 
Fingertip touch, finely delicate
Sketch along, my neck and face
Thoughts drift in, a quiet calm
You’re the artist
And I’m your canvas
 
Breathing you in, all that I can
There’s no place, that I’d rather be
Side-by-side, as we have for years
Exploring each other
Like two carefree teens
 
(Two carefree teens...)
 
Fall like a feather
Kiss like a whisper
Touch like a breeze
You’re always there
To lift me when the world
Has dropped me to my knees

Fall like a feather
Kiss like a whisper
Touch like a breeze

You're in my dreams

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