“Our connection
is paper thin—or, like sutures,
weaving through the sinews of my heart,
stitching fragments of you to me, of me to you
to your chest cavity, laying claim,
filling those hollow spaces,
making you whole
so you won’t miss me,
haven’t missed me
since I’ve been gone.”
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