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Jul 07, 2006 19:41

Give me all the blood
inside your bottom lip.

Give me all the breath it takes
to say good morning sweetheart.

Give me the skin off your finger tips.
Give me the key to the place
where you keep all that red
for your cheeks.

I want the dips and the dents,
the spots on your skin
that mark your wrong turns.
I want to know where your pores squeeze together tightest
and where on your body you’re palest,
almost clear, so that I can almost
lick you there and almost see through
to the inside.

I want the friction of your heels,
the notches on your knees and elbows,
and all the dirt there is under your fingernails.
Show me how to find the exact place in your chest
where your breath changes direction.
Give me a signed, authorized guest pass
to the space between your spine and skull.

In return, I will whisper your name
into the envelope of a poem,
seal it tenderly,
and mail it to forever

where it will wait for you

tirelessly.
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