Love Poem: Nothings
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Written by: Dan Burleson

Nothings

there’s nothing quite 

as nice as 

the smell of

a puppy's soft belly.

 

there’s nothing quite

as beautiful as those little 

orange peel goose bumps

that surround 

a girlfriend’s tits

on a dreamy 

saturday morning.

 

there’s nothing quite

as refreshing as the 

sweet smell of the air

after a thunderstorm

passes by.

 

there’s nothing quite

as panicky as

plugging up the toilet

in your friend's house.

 

there’s nothing quite

as dreadful as

struggling out of bed

in the morning 

with a severe head cold.

 

there’s nothing quite

as shameful as

not speaking one’s mind.

 

there’s nothing quite

as honorable

as doing a good deed

without anyone else

noticing.

 

there’s nothing quite

as funny as

the crazy look a poodle

gets in it’s eye just before

launching into a running jag.
 

there’s nothing quite

as fun anytime you

drive a car over 

90 miles per hour.

 

there’s nothing quite

as illuminating as

realizing your parents

are stupider than you thought.

 

there’s nothing quite

as sickening as

the moment you realize

 you’ve lost

a lover to another.

 

there’s nothing quite

as unforgivable

as laying on your

death bed choked

with regret.