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lover, my heart sticks
like a fish in the pan,
the blue light beneath it—
we scrape the scales
from our teeth but the taste                                                 
is just fine and I rarely
remind you it's mine.

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HISTORY BOOK

a.
                        something so.
            synonym. with what was
                                    so here, so
                        easy. sometimes.
            go on saying, go on.

b.
                        & thinking.
            all of the time & also
                                    nearby.
                        meanwhile.
            oh so often, so up.

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