“In the dark, the boy’s cheeks burned, his lips, striped with spit, caught a shard of moonlight, used it to cut and swell the flesh. It hung between them, a contained flush, inviting the stroke of Rafael’s thumb,” LoveDesirePoetry Book:Between His Teeth, Clenched Source: Between His Teeth, Clenched
“alone, nudity being carved from exposure, yet detached from its source, like Rafael’s need for the one baring his body for the thrill of disappearing inside himself, to come out on the other side as someone else.” DesirePoetryVerse Novel Book:Between His Teeth, Clenched Source: Between His Teeth, Clenched
“That you were already inside me and two lives cost the body its soul. That I couldn’t afford to let you go.” LovePoetryVerse Novel Book:Between His Teeth, Clenched Source: Between His Teeth, Clenched