PERSISTANCE OF VISION

My body still remembers you,
My lips your lips, my tongue your taste.
My chest still feels your back,
My hands recall your waist

My eyes retain the image 
Of your smooth and pale skin
And several scattered birthmarks, 
And the angle of your chin

My ears still hear your heartbeat,
At the notch of your soft throat.
My body learned you, darling,
By practice, and by rote

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