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On Tuesday,

after I finished working

in the yard, Rebekah

takes black cheesecloth

wraps it around

the mouth and nose and pours

a glass of water over me.

We make love like two

dying flowers.

-

Still breathing,

she asks Tom, the younger brother

staying in the guest room,

to grab the grey hand towel

and tied to a chair

I think it’s a cliche to say

I see god

but Tom is wearing a toga

leather sandals and hasn’t

washed his hair in days

so I guess

it makes sense.

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In the tub,

I rest my hands on her tummy