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<p><strong><em>I want her more than my next breath but she can never be mine.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>A year ago I met her the first time. The fair-haired beauty at the flower shop. The mysterious woman that watched me from the window and sparked my artistic muse. I didn't learn her name then but she was always there. In the periphery. Until I had to say goodbye.</p><p><br></p><p>Out with a friend a year later I spot her in the crowd and can't take my eyes off her. Though I should stay away from her I find every possible way to see her. To spend time with her.</p><p><br></p><p>I shouldn't want Shelly Reed. Shouldn't lead her to believe we will ever be more than friends. The more I push her away the more she lures me in. With her radiant smile and affectionate heart Shelly gives me new life purpose and captures my soul.</p><p><br></p><p>I should let her go but am too selfish to do so. <em>I need her</em>. More than my next breath.</p>