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Tonight's Poet Corner: Heat

Heat by Belinda Roddie The warmth is something I've missed: you hold me to your bosom, nuzzle the bare skin on my neck. The rain makes confetti outside, and the chill celebrates its longer stay. I'd like to rest here with you, under these sheets, for as long as possible. Pretend that time has pulled over for a pit stop, slowed down enough for gossip at the water cooler. I place my fingers on your cheek, and the divots and dimples are second homes to them. This temperature, I realize, is temporary, and once I strip the layers away, all the energy we've converted will escape and hide in the corners and in the cracked mouths of the walls. See, the thing is, I know and adore how gay this is: Our curves are symmetrical. They connect like the softer edges of a jigsaw puzzle, or like clay mixed into a big rainbow ball. I'm still digesting how much you cherish even the parts of me that you don't like. Because at leas

Today's OneWord: Plates

We ate everything in sight, drank until our chalices were dry. We practically licked our plates clean before Madam Zucker took them away for washing. When dinner was finished, we sat in the living room, knitted, and recited our prayers. Then, one by one, we went off to bed. Still, while I slept soundly, I learned the next morning that my sister had had uncomfortable dreams.