written across my anatomy,
a brilliant Poetica:

lips part/
line breaks

the dimple in my jaw

an

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o
s
t
i
c

clavicles
mere sisters of verse

fingerprints are but
whirlpools
of apostrophe and quotation

the trellis of my ribs
composed of
stanza

behind

my papyrus heart
dwells

every beat
a turning page--

and this is my story