she said:

“i miss your taste”

so i opened the book

to the page where the words

“i miss the way you taste” were written

in bone, a mouthful of earth, the salt tang of blood

the marks where my teeth sank home

…and i said:

“i miss your taste, too”

but she knew what i meant

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