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Jun 2015
Love was a concept pressed
against the pocket of my mouth
like a tongue in my cheek,
and I kept it tucked away
between broken teeth
and cracked lips.
Love was a thing that always
kept me parched,
and though it sounded soft
coming out of his mouth,
when I bit down
it was as hard as stone.
We didn't know how to love.
Tongue-in-cheek: figure of speech used to imply that a statement or other production is humorously or otherwise not seriously intended, and it should not be taken at face value.
Dominique Johnson
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