Tagged: tongues

our tongues

our tongues
recognize
flatbreads
in every
language
without proper
pronunciation
.
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blue tongues, blue lips, blue

blue tongues, blue lips, blue
stains on the quartz counter – it’s
blueberry season
.
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we are ready for

we are ready for
winter, fists full of candied
ginger, tongues burning
.
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y

when we were water,

when we were water,
we didn’t have tongues to hold
back the words, trading

secrets effortlessly, with
abundance approaching drowning
.
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there is so much

there is so much
comfort in coming
home, a settling
in upon arrival,
tongues loosening,
mouths wet,
ready to once
again swallow
the world
.
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y

something about

something about
you splits my
tongue into
two tongues –
a star’s stars
for the constellation
of your heart
.
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y