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An Epigraph

A held breath

Michele Nampalli in The Lark · 2026-07-08 12:35 · 50 claps · 0.5 min read paywalled
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POETRY

An Epigraph

A held breath

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Photo by Erik Mclean on Pexels.com

I smile with my eyes hurling lava to sear through my heart thumps hard, drums in a solo my lips tremble my bones quake your eyes holding mine I look away as saltwater brims saturating and I hold still, nothing in a vacuum

I pull my lips in my fingers brush, saved by collusion and I bite my lower lip hard counting I don’t say a single word until you leave

It’s time to go


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