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Roke

a Poem by soma

i still sleep on the left side of the bed—

the sheets hollow out your shape,
your body left an aftertaste.
rain. chai. cigarette ash.
spearmint. laughing. breathing.
barely eating.

(i trace you with fingers
on the frosted glass)

what sound does love
make when it
forgets.