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MOUTH
‘ I kissed her and the whole world went black .’ ~ Cis woman , bisexual ( She / Her )
Ani ohevet otah ’…
I say the words and I mutate into something else . I ’ m unrecognisable . I ’ m not myself . I ’ ve changed into something beastly . I ’ ve stepped across a sacred threshold and now I ’ m here . I say I want you or that I need you and an incantation is spoken . A curse bubbles beneath a rancid , venomous tongue .