The night was slippery, glass windows squeaked,
fingertips slipped off skin. Humidity paused
between layers of still air, only to slowly leak through.
The house was raised up on stilts
to avoid flooding in the rainy season,
even so, snakes nested beneath the raised floor.
We turned off the bedside lamp,
a mask of darkness dropped from ceiling to floor,
our breathing synchronized,
though...
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