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My little mouth
in the shape of an opening:
in the shape of a star.
That churns to a galaxy;
opening:
that opens when i will it.
So that i can love openly
and freely, opening
to the hilt; coming in.
My little mouth
in the shape of an opening:
in the shape of a star.
that moves within its galaxy
probing the ends of all time
constituted to a way-of-being
opening: if and when i will it,
willing--willing to abide by all things,
celtic enamel chipping as the years
press on, opening, against the harsh
and the cold that degrade time
and beg for that opening to close
and to be remorseful--
for what i have done with an opening
as wide and as expense
as a tongue-wagging victim
caught in the line of fire:
verbosity.