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Day 1

And so you'll never see me
as I see myself.
That doesn't worry me.
We have Spain and enough excitement to
to take our minds off cold nights
and over priced spoiled wines.

Your hands are two foreign explorers
excited enough to travel
-without complaint-
the country of my skin,
from earlobe to navel
I feel like half a man
under the microscope of your curious fingers.

Sun sets and twinkling stars
dance in the canopy of a familiar sky.

Shocked.

Your eyes finally reveal what any mirror
could have told me.
I'm not as young or handsome as I used to be
and you've noticed.

After we make love I get dressed while you sleep
and turn to see you one last time
before I walk out the door forever.
 

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Yvonne Brunton

Mon 23rd Apr 2012 08:21

On second reading the line that most struck me was 'your hands are two foreign explorers' - I like the way it linked Spain ( foreign holiday) and the idea that your body has become as a stranger to her.
Would it strenghthen the ending to put the lsat word 'forever' on a line by itself? - it really got to me that - highlighting the irredeemable rift that has grown. XX

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alisonsmiles68@gmail.com

Sun 22nd Apr 2012 09:44

Another one that really resonates with me. I loved the hands as foreign explorers and the double twist of eyes and departure.

I'm not stalking - I can't help myself!

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