50 | I breathe

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I breathe you in. You

cough me up in
fits - starts
of dust - and I, blind,
embrace you with arms that don't
grasp - clasp
closer, neck
in my arms. You -

g a s p. I don't know
how I breathe and you divide
yourself in more than you are.

Only dust is left for me.

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