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no Heat in my Heart

Janet Kuypers
05/11/10

his scalding hand
lay on my leg

and he said he wanted
to burn his fingerprints
into my flesh

so I took my hot palm
pressed it to his forehead
looking for a cold place

his head was scorching

so I asked
is there any place on you
that’s cold?

and he said
my heart


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