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A Little Closer to the Edge Lyrics by Ocean Vuong

Night Sky with Exit Wounds

2016

Young enough to believe nothing
will change them, they step, hand in hand,
into the bomb crater. The night full
of black teeth. His faux Rolex, weeks
from shattering against her cheek, now dims
like a miniature moon behind her hair.
In this version, the snake is headless--stilled
like a cord unraveled from the lovers' ankles.
He lifts her white cotton skirt, revealing
another hour. His hand. His hands. The syllables
inside them. O father, O foreshadow, press
into her -- as the field shreds itself
with cricket cries. Show me how ruin makes a home
out of hip bones. O mother,
O minute hand, teach me
how to hold a man the way thirst
holds water. Let every river envy
our mouths. Let every kiss hit the body
like a season. Where apples thunder
the earth with red hooves. & I am your son.
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Ocean Vuong

Ocean Vuong

About “A Little Closer to the Edge” by Ocean Vuong

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"A Little Closer to the Edge" appears on "Night Sky with Exit Wounds" in 2016.

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