“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
“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