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the witch & i lay by the river.
i held her hair so she wouldnβt fly away.
i whispered:
βi have done everything youβve asked. have i not done everything youβve asked? why have you always,
why have you always hated me?
i have loved nothing & nobody but you.
the smallest grain of sand that youβve given me,
iβve carved into a castle.
the smallest feather,
iβve turned into a flock of birds.
the smallest glance,
i have given you a child.
i have given you all these things.β
βbut i did not want any of those things,β said the witch
βwhat is it that you want?β i asked. βill give you anything you want.β
the witch turned into a termite & crawled into my ear. she chewed tunnels through my brain & down my throat, through my guts & into my cock. she chewed through every organ & blood vessel.
βnow weβre even,β she said in her tiny termite voice.
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