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Nothing Compared To

The exhaustion I have known at the hands of time is nothing compared to the desperation I have known at the hands of love. The joy I have known at the hands of love is nothing compared to the relief … Continue reading

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We

In my mind’s eye, we are one flesh; you have renewed me so often and I have bled for you so many times that I believe what I feel in my heart is your pulse; that my eyes cry your … Continue reading

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Better Than I Ever Could

I want to slice you open, steal the bone and breath of you, and make a rattle to shake to remember the moment of your demise as a personal triumph. I want to crush your ever-dancing hands, cut out your … Continue reading

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I fear the season’s change for us

I get a chill every night these days and I can feel it in my bones. I can’t escape the ice of it, the thing that comes home and shrieks in the wind, this winter of our relationship, where it … Continue reading

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You’re An Old Love

I pick you up and put you down again, when I am weary of trying new things, or frightened of new things. Palm on your spine, thumbs spreading you. My eyes dart across what I have seen a dozen dozen … Continue reading

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