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Binary Star
Appeared in the Spring 2004 issue.
(A stellar system consisting of two stars orbiting around a common center of mass and often appearing as a single or telescopic object.)
Separate beds seemed a little extreme
so during hayfever season they slept
top and tail
to prevent their coughing
from disturbing each other
Last night, circling around the bed
settling and re-settling the duvet
tucking in
netting the days events
This morning, waking earlier than usual
he notices she is clasping his ankles together
He kicks free
retaliates by mooring a finger
between her smallest toes
This causes her to sneeze
and he begins to think about
pollen circling,
then atoms
split,
an infinite regression
to a point
What is the point?
she wakes,
he pulls his finger out.
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