put your mouth on mine
like you used to
but with words this time
because you have to
be careful. I can't risk
the thing I can't give;
I can't give you any more
than a chance to live
with my words pressed up
against your lips,
with my nose pressed up
against your window-- still staring
at what used to be your mouth on mine
and is now your mouth on hers
and mine on his.
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