The open window
admits her body. Soapy water still circles
the shape of her rough finger, the steam
from the runner beans displaces her
only slightly. I fill my lungs with her,
turn, expel her gently into
sunlight. The grass under the apple-tree
pushes up into her. A creeping wasp
buries itself deep in her dark places.
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