Let the record show /
I carried / the scalpel
of affection / for at least
a decade / my beauties
neglected / and clotting /
under my skin / and not
once / did I attempt /
an incision.
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eating the moon
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FIRST TESTIMONY
Let the record show /
I carried / the scalpel
of affection / for at least
a decade / my beauties
neglected / and clotting /
under my skin / and not
once / did I attempt /
an incision.