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your voice is crinkly with static,
like white noise on a television or a bandage
being ripped open,
and you say you miss me
and something i don't know how to name
opens up inside of my chest
and threatens to swallow me whole,
but all that climbs out of my throat
is "i love you too".
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i love the clicking of your k's
and the hissing of your s's--
i know i'm not that imaginative but
if i concentrate it's almost like you're whispering
in my ear,
telling me about how your day went
and how your mother is doing
and how you've been so busy with uni you haven't
slept in a week.
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you fell asleep
on the phone the other day.
i could hear you breathing
and i stayed awake just to listen to you, soft
and sweet,
and part of me hoped you'd wake up
so i could say good morning to you, too,
but i got scared and i hung up.
you just snored, a little.
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i miss you, you say,
i know, i say,
i love you, you say,
i know, i say.