“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