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Just Another Mask

You were five fingers in and I thought if I let you go any further, I might become the nightmare he remembered, a crawl of fire ants and slit throats, the warm-skinned whore who couldn’t let him falter. You wanted … Continue reading

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Syllable A Second: BREAKS

Just outside of arm’s reach so you can know you’re safe. I don’t yet realize what I will do for you. What I will become. You touch your lips the way I touched mine when I realized what I’d done. … Continue reading

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