A magnolia—chest. My birth year—inner elbow crease, right arm. His birth year—next to mine. National Geographic—down his forearm. My back begins to arch. A bee—left hand. Another bee—right shoulder. The Uno Reverse Card—left calf. A deer—left arm. Tom presses my hand into the bed. ‘Billie’—along a rib, left side. A beach umbrella—left upper arm. Coordinates from Dartmouth—inner elbow crease, left arm. The date we first kissed—along his left thumb. My breath is fast. Soon I’ll lose it. A lilac—left middle finger. The date we first slept together—left forearm. ‘In every lovely summers day’—right
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