last questions
you ask me
what it is like
to die
and when I finally
say perhaps it is like
the best sex you ever had
you ask me
to say it again and
then say
write that one down
you like it and
now I have
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An orgasm is called a small death for a reason. I’m glad this poem was found by the two characters in it.
I like the ambiguities of the poem–that you don’t tell us everything–that you create the space for our own levels of meaning–how you leave the poem open-ended.
Your comment about readers having space to make their meaning is one I appreciate.
Thanks for this poem. I find the conversation intriguing.