"begetting", Benzie Dio
sometimes, after sex, when nights are humid, she kicks the covers off, dreaming of her previous life. in the dark, i pick up the skin, all flesh, dermis, fat, tuck it back over muscle, sinew, gristle, loose folds signs of our marital wear.
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lullaby
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after we
brush our teeth
and say
our prayers
mummy tucks
us into bed
from
beneath