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slip of the tongue
December 24, 2014
my mouth has been clumsy
since it kissed you,
that time you bit my lip
until i tasted blood.
and my tongue was confused--
unable to keep a rhythm,
it slipped and slid around.
my tongue said,
i love you.
i’m not sure
what i expected,
but it was not this,
this empty nothingness
with you living
just the ten paces away
in the next-door apartment.
until you were gone
like the wisp of a cloud
or a sigh.
my clumsy tongue
stumbled and fell flat
when it tried to say
goodbye.
© Megan B., Cincinnati, OH
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