after \u201cO Spirit\u201d by Sumita Chakraborty<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
I wish to know you by<\/p>\n
only teeth, curved gums<\/p>\n
which are sculpted from<\/p>\n
porcelain and displayed<\/p>\n
on my desk,<\/p>\n
your canines rounded, unable to chew,<\/p>\n
lower molars<\/p>\n
still erupting from once soft<\/p>\n
tissue, fossilized.<\/p>\n
into place \u2013 creased pallet<\/p>\n
gives way to a delicate<\/p>\n
overbite and<\/p>\n
aligns with the lower jaw,<\/p>\n
we will pass each other by<\/p>\n
in the streets, in the store,<\/p>\n
not knowing that<\/p>\n
I have memorized your mouth,<\/p>\n
the porcelain maw stares back, and I know<\/p>\n
your teeth must belong to me<\/p>\n
I know your teeth belong to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Madeline Brzeczek after \u201cO Spirit\u201d by Sumita Chakraborty I wish to know you by only teeth, curved gums which are sculpted from porcelain and displayed on my desk, your canines rounded, unable to chew, lower molars still erupting from once soft tissue, fossilized. into place \u2013 creased pallet gives way to a delicate overbite… <\/p>\n
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