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Syllables
And somewhere,
inside the usual grammar
of morning,
between all the shortest syllables
of clock ring & water boil
egg tap & salt shake
you discover
you are
this body
that loves her
Even though
your finest words are gone
leaving only the smallest bones
the metatarsals
the humble feet
of your love
to beat out their passions
on two rough heels
It happens here
over tea,
sun shoots one flawless arrow
across the tip of your spoon
and into hers
-the way she looks up
over the rim of her cup
one green eye,
then two
& suddenly
all four corners
of your world
meet here;
in the central moon
of your saucer
perfect alchemy
and it is then
that you swap
the ordinary floss
of morning
for a glimpse
of what the love
of this body
will be
~ Chaia Heller
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