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Anatomy of an Embrace

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By C M ProssoPublished about a year ago 1 min read
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Cortisol. Adrenaline. Tachypnoea. Frontalis.

(You see my distress. Despite myself, I share the tumult within)

Moribund. Morbid. Mortality. Post-mortem.

(One death eclipses all the deaths before)

Vestibulo-ocular reflex. Isotonic contraction. Proprioception.

(Your head on one side, your gaze steady, you gather me to you)

Pectoralis major. Coracobrachialis. Supraclavicular fossa. Clavicle.

(The place where the shoulder meets the neck and chest)

Zygomatic arch. Lachrymal secretions. Vocalisation.

(Where I rest my cheek, and stain the place with tears and murmured words)

Surfactant. Volatiles. Force displacement. Deformation

(And breathe in soap, cologne and toil and strain)

Biceps. Ulna. Diastole. Atria. Myosyncytium.

(And your arms encircle my heart)

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