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Through the Stomach
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Warm-blooded animal brought to the cold— A snow-soaked Boston so unlike January in my hometown But new, too, is this warmth, Our foreheads tight together by the kitchen table—
You,
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Once so far away, now Having crossed the continent, ° e shy season of ˝ irting, Even the shame, the fear of so˛ rejection, Here you stand Washing the dishes in my frigid dorm kitchen;
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° e scene leaves a sweet taste in my mouth
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Even more so than the bites
Of rainbow-sprinkled
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Ice Cream
° at we shared, really more like ° e weight of
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“Crema de Mariscos” stumbling Erred, between your lips
° e promise, open Pathway to your heart—
If only my skills
And Aui’s recipes Will su˙ ce.