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Breathless

By Rachel Close

Wrapped around each other 
like serpents constricting  
their prey, 
squeezing their lives 
into each other, 
intertwining souls, 
slithering around  
each other’s necks, 
harder, each compresses 
the other’s heart  
into a compacted phenomenon, 
something one can carry around  
in a pocket, 
something one can wear  
on a sleeve. 
With each life braided  
into the fabric of the other, 
with each soul pressed 
into one tangible experience, 
how can we tell 
who is who? 

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