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Andrea Briggs

for william

i want to cut out your tongue and swallow
your tender words as they slide down my throat,
i want to skin you and turn
your insides out,
run my hands along your muscles
to memorize the way they move,
i want to crawl inside your ribcage and occupy
the space where your heart used to be
before i removed it
to make room for me.

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