Darling, in that absolute darkness,
why did you try to hide it, when I knew,
by the way your finger twitched
inside my palm, that you were smiling?

Ocean Vuong, from “In Defense of Poverty” (adapted from sharingpoetry)
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Posted by proustitute
∞  November 06, 2011
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