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Writer's pictureNinh Dang

/doppelgänger/

we were kissing on the floor

somewhere screaming, and i

may have mistaken someone for you

pouring my existence into their mold

just to feel closer to you


met her a few weeks ago

and was told i shared the way you laughed

once your Fisherman’s Friend

and as you inhaled my breath

your hands clung to my throat

lashing out my last poetry line

until i was buried even deeper down your lungs


the night got traveled by

so endearingly tender

while your lips found my heartbeat dancing

oh, tango soul,

your dark pupils reach me from the corners

and now – i can finally look at you

may have killed myself stealin’

from our kiss leftovers of your

last cigarettes / but i’m alright

my touch on your eyes crystalizes

we now kiss on the floor

falling like sinking kites,

and as you anchor me to the back of your neck

all in me is


you.



 

Author's Note:


A short poem about how love can tenderly steal away your identity, turning you into a sweet replica of your adored ones. In celebration of the witchy season.

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