You stumbled forth into the glare— . . . .

—#JamesMerrill, 1995 Scattering of Salts
*img 2020 THE VOID, an AIDS counter-monument
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And knuckle-sharp cheekbone–
Ah. And again do.
Not a face. A hand, seen queerly. Mine.
Deliver me, I breathe
Watching it unclench with a soft moan
And reach for you.

Between Us / Nights and Days
1966
*img 1940s JM, Hermes head & Keats mask
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