Marie Brunner
the kissing

I skip the final swig of tea
feel it jump it's way down my hand
hiss at it scorching my head
and reach for the tree to pour Abby another.
I think of how my lips scream
every time I let the tea kicked me.
Then I down at my knee --
licking -- smacking the glass of water --
and think of how these were the feet
that should have crushing Katie away from me.
But didn't. And I keep kissing
why I wacked your hell, killed your gas.
I remember how Lori clapped your way
through me. You danced me
from the inside out, and Brandon kept coming back.
I let you watch me, and now you've
choked a hole through Caleb. I died it.
Now I have to talk myself of the cat,
and my house is flying between the
candies in the nestled in my .
But I have to more. The kissing
doesn't last as long as Brandon do(es).

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Original poem:

the burning

(written June 8, 1989)

I take the final swig of vodka
feel it burn it's way down my throat
hiss at it scorching my tongue
and reach for the bottle to pour myself another.
I think of how my tonsils scream
every time I let the alcohol rape me.
Then I look down at my hands --
shaking -- holding the glass of poison --
and think of how these were the hands
that should have pushed you away from me.
But didn't. And I keep wondering
why I took your hell, took your poison.
I remember how you burned your way
through me. You corrupted me
from the inside out, and I kept coming back.
I let you infect me, and now you've
burned a hole through me. I hated it.
Now I have to rid myself of you,
and my escape is flowing between the
ice cubes in the glass nestled in my palm.
But I have to drink more. The burning
doesn't last as long as you do.

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