to_kiss_is_to_admit
raze each meeting
of mouths is
a brand-new
agony, dry and
joy-drained.

no tilt of
head or twist
of tongue will
take the pain away.

still, we smile
and pile a second
helping on our plate.

how cruel a kiss
can be when
you're not you
and i'm not me.
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what's it to you?
who go
blather
from