Flexibly laminated thick
orbicular- cornered papers
fly fleeing my fingers
queens, twos, fives, into the
feather-thin vacancies they occupy,
and snugly fit together like
petals tight in a bud.
And the sound:
a sparkling sizzle of popping friction
speeding paper propelled into the space
surrounding my sternum
tingles of sensuous joy because
The deck is brand new.
By Madeleine Brink
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