Still Life

Lucky the pillow that holds your head even after you've left

Lucky the droplet of water that missed your mouth and drowned in your lower lip

Lucky the stamp of carmine lips that sits on your right shoulder

- And the one on your left cheek

Lucky left cheek ruffled by four of your fingers

Lucky the ring of lighter skin unkissed by the sun that gets to linger on your fourth left finger

Lucky the small circle sliver of silver that eclipses the ring of skin

Lucky all that can stay when I can't

Lucky that you are flesh, bone, blood and life

Lucky me that you were made not to fade

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