You remind me of green apples.<\/p>\n
You tasted sweet and left me feeling sour.<\/p>\n
I felt you on my lips, my tongue, and I couldn\u2019t get you off my mind for hours.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
You counted all my birthmarks and remembered the number.<\/p>\n
You found ones I didn\u2019t know I had.<\/p>\n
You\u2019d kiss them because you didn\u2019t want my former lovers to have the \u201clast laugh\u201d.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I can draw yours on a map of the human body.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
You carved your mark into my body.<\/p>\n
Into my soul.<\/p>\n
I count the marks every now and then.<\/p>\n
I remember the sweetness,<\/p>\n
I forget the sour.<\/p>\n
My pupils dilated, I touch the places where you claimed me.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I forget the pain,<\/p>\n
I remember the pleasure.<\/p>\n
Eventually, the two blended together.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
You took me anywhere you wanted me –<\/p>\n
The tub,<\/p>\n
Movie theatre bathroom,<\/p>\n
Library.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Anyone I got with in the aftermath I pretended it was us,<\/p>\n
With a happy ending,<\/p>\n
But we weren\u2019t happy.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u201cPerfectly imperfect\u201d.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I spit up blood into the water while I told you how much I loved you.<\/p>\n
You told me if I ever thought about it again, you\u2019d kill me.<\/p>\n
I believed you.<\/p>\n
I wanted you to.<\/p>\n
I practiced holding my breath for you.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
An act of such passion-<\/p>\n
Such fire-<\/p>\n
It was love to me.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll admit- I miss it.<\/p>\n
My blood tasted different when you gave it to me.<\/p>\n
When I tasted it alone, I wanted to feel something.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t taste like green apples.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t taste like you.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I want it to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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