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Hush

the irresistible taste of your
skin in the corner
carelessly flung after
the burning knife slipped
sad from my hand

your insides a red bouquet
of pulsing secrets 

i touch the branch
of one blossom breathing
my finger
the cloud cover
the smooth lip
sworn to silence
amen