landline
raze
you
remember
how
it
was
.
a
twisted
pair
of
insulated
copper
wires
carried
your
voice
to
my
ear
and
my
voice
to
yours
.
we
were
thinned-out, narrowband versions
of
ourselves
,
and
what
emphasized
the
distance
between
us
made
us
more
real
to
each
other
.
we
could
talk
for
hours
,
until
our
words
were
analog
whispers
.
until
i
could
feel
your
breath
on
my
neck
and
you
could
feel
my
hands
in
your
hair
.
we
could
hold
each
other
without
touching
.
but
we
don't
do
that
anymore
.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from