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you didn't know him.
you never dodged his pushy tongue or tripped into his a-melodic swagger.
a cautious creature of the night,
aware, some day, we wouldn't be invited to the sun machine's party
slay slay girl.
i kneel in his absence,
not even an urn to fingerprint
wondering if the demon's death is different than the souls.
you're a missile of war.
a well packaged exercise of atomic innovation.
put down the stake,
save your quips.
you turned my lover into allergen.
only last night,
corpses sharing secrets, documenting forgotten bodies
whisky and blood,
with a little ice.
i said, i need a smoke.
i said, relax. it won't kill me.
i said, hey i was being serious, before.
i said, be back.
iridescent sun flare
stretching in a new tank top.
raised eyebrows - stiff pout
who's next to nobody-ize?
only last night
licking rusty lips,
whispers,
immortality punchline.
he only
gave you meaning.