they say your body
replaces itself
every seven years.
your cells replicate,
replace,
remold.
but I still feel you
deep in my bones
every time
I’m alone.
it hasn’t quite
been seven years,
so I can still
feel your hands
around my throat
begging me
to open up for you.
years may
have passed,
but every cell
in my body
s h r i e k s
every time
they feel you
near me.
but I won’t
let you near me
ever again...
even though
I feel you
underneath
my skin
with
every
breath.
it’s getting
harder
and harder
to breathe
evenly.
but still,
I breathe.
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