I remember
 your nails dug into themselves
 searching for absent filth

 I remember
 your arm dotted by goosebumps
 as the cold shivered away your comfort

 I remember
 the slow and steady rise of your chest
 and the light breeze of your breath
 as your inhales and your exhales
 became gradually uninterrupted

 your gaze looked off, focused
 on scenes blurred by words
 as you clasped your necklace
 like a charm to ward off
 creeping obscenity

 I remember
 
                   I remember
 
                                       I remember

 how you were remembering,
 and how my outreached hand
 was clamped, clawing at my wrist
 how you kept speaking,
 and how I was speechless
 how you were so transparent
 how you shined, so radiant

 the story you shared
 the scars you bared
 I’ll always remember,
 and thank you.

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