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Writer's pictureJenna Malin

READING LIPS

Photo by Eduardo Cano Photo Co. on Unsplash

if only you could read my lips,

you would know

just how much they miss you.


they were softer

when they whispered your name.

they would often beg

for a place in your heart


but you wouldn’t let them stay.


my lips were a destination,

a place for you to rest your head,

catch your breath,

to settle in my chest

and keep warm.


they say humans are warm-blooded

but I’ve never met someone

who runs so cold to the touch.


I get frostbite when

I think of you too much.


if only you could read my lips,

you would know

just how much they want to kiss you.


they weren’t so lonely

when you were tongue deep

between my teeth.

that’s all it ever was to you:


a skin-deep fantasy you outgrew.


if only you could read my lips,

you would know

just how much they had to say.


but you wouldn’t listen anyway.


 

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