[it was on a sunless day]

ERIK FUHRER

 
 
                        that my body
                                    sliced    in two
 
there was a shudder
                        then deep
                                    red moaning
 
 
even through the pain              I heard your voice
             sharp as a lemon in the throat
                        as if you were standing
                                    on my tongue
                                    and speaking straight into me
 
 
                        I could not make out what you were saying
                        but I knew that it was something beautiful
                                    because that morning
                                    you had kissed me
                                    just above        the lips
                                    and your breath
                                    had smelled
                                    like lavender

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