fractured jade.
sewn but trembling.
missing honey and water.
missing bosom and hearth.
laurels and emeralds.
embedded into soft flesh.
talking like god written in
between
fajr prayers.
s o t e n d e r.
quiet like dawn creeping on skin.
s o s l o w.
crystalline branches
pendent in lungs. breathing
across a sweeping spine.
undulating and resting and
roaring.
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