For you I undress down to the sheaths of my nerves.

I remove my jewelry and set it on the nightstand,

I unhook my ribs, spread my lungs flat on a chair.

I dissolve like a remedy in water, in wine.

I spill without staining, and leave without stirring the air.

I do it for love. For love, I disappear.

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