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we merge our torsos become thermodynamics epidermal fire
By Daniel K18 days ago in Poets
let all our mornings begin with arithmetic as we become one
horizonless days the gleam in your eyes is my thermogenesis
the heat of our home starts with tiny shoes scattered across the mudroom
the scarf you knit me holds the shape of our last hug warmth that won't let go
Few things feel more bothersome than this. You charge your phone. You put it down. You don’t use it much. Later, you take it up—and the battery is already down.
By abualyaanart18 days ago in The Swamp
whiskey solution fire held inside my ribcage dissolving her name
this winter demands no fire, only a solvent to burn her absence
i take my coat off drape it around your shoulders a gesture for life
when I hold you close the tundra within me melts like a desert sun
My groom noticed too late that I never walked away By Anees Ul Ameen They dressed me after I died. I remember that part clearly.
By anees18 days ago in Fiction
your lips are kettles scald me with hot tea fondness thaw my ice away
