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Chronological Gaps / The Stories We Tell / Let’s Pretend I’m A Liar, And You Can Sleep At Night

I convinced you I had magical powers because I could make the lights on my street go out by concentrating at them. You pinned me against my front door and kissed me until I couldn’t breathe. I would stare at … Continue reading

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Man Enough

I’m worried I won’t be the man you need. I worry I’m not enough to fulfill you. I worry I’m not strong enough, not big enough, not hard enough. Even in my most perfect days, I already know I’m not … Continue reading

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Doubt

Once you were between my legs, and you saw me — not the man I pretend to be, but just me. “Just look at how wet you are for me,” you said. It was one of the only times I … Continue reading

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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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I wondered a lot

I had you pinned. I had you broken. I had you breathless. I had you begging for me. And then I heard seagulls. I wondered if someone else overheard you call out my name. I wondered if you got weak … Continue reading

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