SEQUENCE

Ted Richer

1.

“Kiss me, once,” she said.

I kiss her, once.

“Kiss me twice,” she said.

I kiss her twice.

“Kiss me, once again,” she said.

I kiss her, once again.

2.

“Miss me, once,” she said.

I miss her, once.

“Miss me twice,” she said.

I miss her twice.

“Miss me, once again,” she said.

I miss her.

3.

Once twice.

Once again.

Ted Richer

Ted Richer is the literary editor of Free Inquiry.