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lisa aint it time you wrote to joanna again
you know how she loves long letters (no dont
email her)

your fingernails:
red newly painted
your pen:
cheap transparent
it rests on your 1st finger
steadied by your thumb
and index finger
the ring on your 3rd finger:
silver and blue
the shadow of your hand
follows your words
when you pause to wait for words
the pen rests on the flesh
that separates your thumb
and index finger
at an angle a little more acute
than 45 degrees
yes you pause
and while you pause
the pen is rolled
pulled down up
by your painted thumb
and index finger
your lips are painted:
red
sometimes you push the pen
between your lips
your lips move on the pen
roll it between
your tongue pushes
your fingers pull
the pen out
when you lift the pen
your bracelet falls
towards the bend in your arm
and you hold your arm
at an angle a little more acute
than 45 degrees
after this
and other pauses
your bracelet returns to your wrist
the string of saliva
that connects your pen
to your lips
breaks hangs
and your wet pen
returns to the paper
which is quickly covered
with words
Female face


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