Perhaps

by Somaah Edwards


Perhaps it was the way he smiled that
intrigued her demons,
or the smell of his impenetrable cologne that nibbled at her cravings.
Perhaps it was the way he said her name that tickled her hidden agendas.
Perhaps she wanted
more than just knowing
his birth name.


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Somaah Edwards is a Guyanese poet and short-story writer. She writes on Instagram at @somaah.e