"How does my name fall
from your lips in my absence?
Does it get caught in your throat,
a purr or a..."

“How does my name fall

from your lips in my absence?

Does it get caught in your throat,

a purr or a growl, does it

slide off your tongue,

the soft sibilant sounds

carrying hints of secrecy

and subterfuge?

Does it land lightly, half 

forgotten, a grace note 

outside melody and harmony?”

-

Grace Note



- Grace Babcock © 2017


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Published on February 12, 2018 04:20
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