asymmetrical
shyness tongue-to-tongue, blink and –
you taste like cherries,
more spring than christmas, and I
don’t know where to rest my hands.

love is simply a
synonym for parasite;
the contours of your
kiss like mistletoe, haunting.

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ma fleur d’hiver, elle effeuille la marguerite. prettier in french (which I don’t really speak, so forgive any mistakes).