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•฀฀12฀฀• The Silk Kimono When฀we฀met,฀I฀thought฀it฀was฀me฀you฀wanted Your฀hand฀sliding฀beneath฀the฀cool฀silk, peeling฀away฀the฀cloth฀from฀my฀shoulders. When฀I฀would฀go฀for฀a฀while฀you฀would฀say, Leave it with me. I want the smell of you lingering with me all night. Soon฀you฀were฀wearing฀it฀constantly. Take my cotton one,฀you฀would฀say. It’s shorter. Red. Exactly your color. When฀you฀left฀me฀for฀the฀woman฀with฀hands rough฀as฀your฀father’s you฀took฀the฀silk฀kimono. Because฀love฀is฀the฀softest฀mistake I฀became฀the฀color฀red. ...

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