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galahad
you sit in a corner of the library,
pure
like those teeth of yours
white, straight
(i know you bleach them,
a nightly ritual,
peeling the sticky substance off flimsy plastic,
sticking it to your bared teeth
the reflection pornographic in the dim light,
the fit uncomfortably tight)
don't worry,
i won't tell.
piles of books surround you,
a castle for a knight;
your mortar is crumbled and
one of your bricks is defaced with old scrawls.
dust motes, they caress you.
with your wary glance towards me,
i highly doubt you've noticed.
it's a shame really.
we used to study together
or we would've, had we known each other;
semantics really,
because at the end of the day your eyes are still clear
while mine are murky deep.
i swim in the dark,
while you, sweaty, are enveloped by your sheets.
keep your table empty,
while I slither through the dim stacks.
it's late, you still have essays to write.
i don't really mind;
serpents don't like your biting metal anyway.
Jessica Maghakian