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Submitted to Contest #329
TRIGGER WARNING: death/dead bodyA crown of beaded perspiration glosses my turquoise curls, syruping flyaways to my ears. You have a crown of your own, one of tulips and tiger lilies and daisies knotted at the stem. Your lips, blue and flaking from a long winter, lay open. I place a calla lily snipped off Mom's grave onto your tongue--Mom has enough bouquets to bathe in, she won’t miss this one. “The snow pile is melting, Julius. You remember? The one in Walmart’s parking lot.” You don’t answer, petals blooming from your throat. Above us, i...
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