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Bittersweet
Memories of you slice through me like the wavy edge of an aluminum can
Blood, sweet and metallic stain my lips a dark crimson
I remember how nervous you made me
Carefully choosing every individual word
Your moods, like the tide, washing over my naked body
Skin, salty with mid-morning sweat
Your fingers felt rigid inside of me
Cold and unyielding
You bought your dream home with her this year
White with sage shutters
You stand in the doorway holding her small waist
I remember the tears you rushed to hide with the back of your hands
when I forgot to knock
Her picture by your bedside
She smiles at me as I lie on my back in the humid July haze.
She is taller than me, although most women are
I remember we never made love
