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We took turns sharing a spoonful of sugar laced with venom As it seeped into our bodies like ravines scourging pure earth Like the sound of cannons firing into the distance Our arms outstretched — reaching for ourselves and each other Reaching for a feeling or just a moment of indulgence I cannot remember. In your father’s backyard where summers were wet and scorching on my back You traced poetry in thin red lines And scars leading from my tongue to my throat and t

"A limitless girl Meeting an endless world; I have never felt so alive."

"Warmth on my hands Cold fingertips melt away"

“Today, we ate Dad’s cheesecake just-thawed. It’s thick and dense and sugary-sweet and sugary-sick.”

"They say loving is harder But loving someone dead is harder."

"In the car, nai nai speaks about how cows work the hardest with quiet determination: plowing soil, making home for life."