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    gor mu
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  • 11/18/2017
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Poetry posted in this category are works of fiction. Names, places, characters, events, and incidents are created by the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblances to actual persons (living or dead), organizations, companies, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.
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Meridion - 1. Jericó

I remember the taste of cheap vodka and beer in his breath,
and the way his lips felt against mine when they first collided,
wet, warm, sloppy. Disgustingly so. Endearingly so.
I remember the way his teeth hit mine in a drunken stupor,
(he had braces)
and how his tongue invaded my mouth without warning, like a wave crashing into the shore.
I remember the way people looked at us,
estranged, amused, confused;
some cheered as he held my hip in place with his hand,
most said nothing, but I couldn't care less at the time.
None of them knew he was my first.
Neither did he.
I remember how it felt like it had lasted an hour,
and just the fraction of a second at the same time,
because at that moment quantum physics suddenly seemed to make perfect sense.
I remember how he boldly, loudly proclaimed he was straight,
right after his tongue left my gaping mouth,
and how in my drunken state I comically remarked that I wasn't.
That earned some laughs, but my hands were still shaking and my heart still felt like a time bomb.
I remember the three cigarettes I smoked in the bathroom later that night,
desperately trying to make sense of what had just happened.
It had been a dare. I'd known that.
I remember how one of the older guys took me to the side after it'd happened,
to ask me if I was okay.
I remember how I assured him I was.
I remember how I hesitated to say that.
We were fifteen.

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Poetry posted in this category are works of fiction. Names, places, characters, events, and incidents are created by the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblances to actual persons (living or dead), organizations, companies, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.
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On 18/11/2017 at 7:21 PM, MacGreg said:

Stark and honest, no fluff needed. I felt like I was there in the room, playing witness to your awkward adolescent moment. Keep it up. 

 

23 hours ago, Lacuna said:

I really like the title of this collection! The parenthetical statement as a fifth line makes for very interesting pacing; it almost removes the reader from the scene for a moment. The ending feels like a story told backward; I think it would be interesting to explore telling more of it in this way and see how that changes the dynamic.

 

12 hours ago, Parker Owens said:

You use quick, decisive strokes to paint this picture. I can hear and feel what you describe, and read each word flashing in your brain. Well done. 

Thank you so much!

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