Friday, May 27, 2011

7. all i can feel

it's nighttime and all i can feel is my stomach lifting and falling with each breath. i can't see my skin but i know that my nipple would be patterned from leaning against the fabric of your jacket. it's pink and bumpy and occasionally it's darker after your touch. but i can't see it and i know it's there and would stand out in the sunlight that is coming tomorrow. an orchid that only unfolds when your finger is tapping it gently or pulling. but i can't see you and i know you're there pulling the covers softly as you turn over restless, again. everything comes in pairs and when you turn, i gently pull back hoping you'll know i'm here too John Timmons' Day 6, Susan Gibbs' Bernina, The Big Hearted Woman, Billie Willams' Her Father's Orchid, Amrita Mishra's Six.

1 comment:

  1. This is so real, so earthy and human, loving and sensual with no silly romanticism just pure human feeling. I see maturity not only in you, but in your writing, in your professional self.

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