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what sound does the    chest make
when it pulses to the     shallow breaths
of daylight spinning into night   how many
pushups does it take for the mind to forgive itself
for what has already been done    how many pieces
of clothing do we need to take off before we
can show a layer of skin that is actually in tact   
how does a man feel the first time he is referred to
as a man    how many drops of blood are found in the
four to six percent of tainted chicken eggs each year
what was the last thing you said to me   that you were afraid
of the way that i cried    that crying can be scary too
and what sound do elephants make when they cry
is that scary too    how many times a year does a mother
bear fear that her cub is being threatened    how does a woman
feel the first time she is referred to as a man   as a girl   as anything
other than his or hers or theirs or a product of her environment
what would you call the color of the moon    or the craters inside
the color of the moon     is it okay to kiss a mouth that has never
belonged to a specific pair of eyes    is it okay that we are kissing
with all of our clothes on     how many fish die in the blades of cruise ship
propellers each year    is it true that the french describe an orgasm as
a small death or la petite mort      is it true that i died four times last night
by the blade of your hand