venus

she/her

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in my dreams, 

you never left. 

and i hold your face, dear, 

with my lips upon your skin. 

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i find myself growing taller.

do you still smell like rainfall,

or does the scent of alcohol follow you as it followed them?

do you remember that day beneath the sun–

the day you fell and scraped your knee?

i cried then, too. 

i miss when you smelled like the rain.

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won't you open me up?

look at how my heart beats for you

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put your fingers in my mouth and tell me you love me

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mold your body to mine

feel my skin absorbing you

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slit my chest open and watch as all my love for you spills out

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you repulse me

please don't leave

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if i peeled off this skin, would you still recognize the way i say your name?

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all flesh rots,

let me rot with you

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trace your fingers down my spine, you'll feel each vertebra twist to look at you

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if you were starving, i'd carve out my own flesh just to keep you around

feed on me until i have nothing left to give you.

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and if you press hard enough, your thumb might slip between my ribs and you'll feel your name carved into my lungs

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if i tore myself open, i'd find you in my bloodstream