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between here and boston

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somewhere between here and boston
you let me run the tips of my fingers
over your ribs and trace the veins
that tangle themselves around your dimpled skeleton.

among the jumbled mess you call a body
i found a frayed and cut-out piece of construction paper
with your name scrawled in red pen around the edges
and in the morning i slipped it out of its placement
all for my own self-entitlement.

when you were not looking i slipped back in
and weaved between your desolate bones
like the red fox you've nicknamed me
and i put back a new glossy replica
and wrote both our names in a dripping wax.

you noticed the weight of me
while you stretched your sore limbs
and felt a pressure laying heavy on your chest.

when we came 'round to familiar roads
and dirt paths we could travel without our eyes,
you tossed your foundation to the wind
and left me in the junkyard that was once our bus stop.
Don't you tell me "no".
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indoorfireworksxx's avatar
This is beautiful but a bit uneven in places. I really like the way you mention Boston in the first stanza, and the construction paper imagery is also quite inspired. If you're looking to edit, the bit about the red fox seems a little too autobiographical for such a strong piece.