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He asks about the dark mark on my back
As if this was the first time he had entered me from behind
As if this was the first time he had ever noticed me
He touches the mark, "It looks like a burn"
I hesitate to answer
I drove him home from the airport
He welcomed me inside with kisses
I stood up against the wall
His mouth visited the places he missed
I don't remember sliding to the floor
I do remember losing myself in green eyes
I felt the sting after we wore out our welcome
After a pause I say, "It was a burn"
I don't say it hasn't quite healed
The Living Poetry Project and NEVERMORE
8 years ago
I like this. I was most touched by the "After a pause". Great work.
ReplyDeleteI love your poetry Pam! Usually it's little difficult for me to read poetry in English because it sounds so different from how I used for it to sound in Russian, but what you write is amazingly beautiful & always speaks to me. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWell that was so on point. I captured both the hurt and shame of know a relationship was in shambles to the embarrassment and cheating on someone you're in a shambled relationship with.
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