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J'ti/t.~ Iuxu- i/; ~ nw Iuuu/&. Puella Non Videt
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(Latin, meaning "the girl does not see")
!f7 onb !iT eoas. a pabn reader- ...
t/w dro? ~ nw w<W~ for christina
J'~zUw
I see you as blind
nuucoe!uw at; ~~ learning what secrets you can
J~ ~ i& a C<Xk. from the plains of my cheeks
that my bare stomach would be
ff 8nlik ae. OWJ'acIY ~ uf.wn' i/;. acres of snow
to your fingers
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anger rolls off
~~i&Iand. pushes up and out
.cT 8eaI OW 1uuuI~ ~~ leaves me remembering
~ eoo;y leal' tIuw ~. leaves me with the image
of your voice in the dark
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if you were blind
and I could show you
how long these years have been
if my hands could hold it all
you could taste the sweetness
of our world
how hidden, how warm
nestled beneath my tongue
where these secrets lie

I wonder (you so far awaIJ
how flat, how dry
your vision has become

Rebecca Sh/apack