Oh yes,
I remember the feel
of slick on slick,
my tongue loose
in your mouth.
But I remember
the emptiness
better,
how birds wait
on wires
for hours
before the coming
light.
Header photograph © Lesley-Anne Evans.
Katarina Boudreaux is a New Orleans author, musician, dancer, and teacher. Her first novel “Platform Dwellers” is available from Owl Hollow Press. “Alexithymia” is available from Finishing Line Press and “Anatomy Lessons” from Flutter Press.
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