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threefold ;

how do you know when he has stopped loving you?

she asked me
with honey in her eyes and saltwater in her throat.

i replied with chapped lips and ink stained teeth,

when he no longer hurts twofold
whenever you cry because of him -
that, my dear, is when he stops loving you.

and as unripe fruit spilled from my tongue
she cried for days
and every honeyed tear that hit my shoulder
made my heart sob threefold.

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