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You consume me,
Every inch of me,
With the lips that I thought were soft.

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It was a conversation in a dead night,
a shaky voice trying to stay strong,
explaining that sometimes
love is not enough.
But,
from the look in her eyes,
she already knew.

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Why I am feeling this tonight
is something I do not understand,
and do not want to understand.
I welcome the sadness like an old friend,
wrapping its fingers around my heart,
my lungs,
and squeezing.

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The anger that still plucks the nerves behind my eyes

is unsettling in a way I can not control.

I think of a room lit only by a lamp,

Consumed by new furniture,

Steam-cleaned carpets,

Caulked holes.

Hush on repeat,

With pleading goodbye kisses on stiff lips,

asking you not only to stay for the night,

but to stay in my life.

You did neither.

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You could have had me forever,
I gave you everything and more.
And you gave me away,
So you may have me and all of the others

freely.