he calls,
his voice
as intimate
as ever,
a whisper
to my ear—
no speaker or microphone
only warm breath and my jawline

the lucid softness
nonverbal
nonsilence
an ache of the vocal cords
a subtle vulnerability

he is
thanking me
for my honesty
but why do i feel
it's what scared him away?

05/02/2012

Posted on 05/03/2012
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