Love Poem: Love Cooked Slow - Hiku 22 -
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Written by: Sotto Poet

Love Cooked Slow - Hiku 22 -

Written: June 23, 2025, for Brian Strand contest

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m y r r h 
                on your  s o f t      s   k
                                           i    n—
a
       k
    e       t                   
     t     l                           b    e     d
        e          hums  in       r    o      o
                                          m    s

 we speak without n~o~i~s~e

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p
    a
        b
            u
                l
                   u
                       m      of      t*o*u*c*h

 fuels the pain below my r_i_b_s
 
      l 
  o      v
       e,         slow-cooked   f*i*r*e      \|/\|/
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