exposed

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I like the great wordplay going on in there... as was already said, there are twists where the poem dances away from where you'd assumed it to go. So though the title is "exposed", it's very interesting that there are lots of tricks and mirroring going on. It's a very tight, rich poem that stands up well (and gets even better) upon re-reading.

I, naked before glass; she Great start.
unfolds her shadows.
Cloth-caught, her moonlight echoes enjoyed the mishmashing metaphor of cloth and tide being pulled...
pull, tide-twisting. I am drawn. ... then "drawn" subtly shifting definition from pull to then being in the context of a bladed weapon. It made a violent transition also elegant
Razor tongue slices, drip
lick, groan and touch of
flesh, breathe. Flesh and breath, body and ether. another subtle but significant word choice I liked.
I am she is me and we
are burning. I did not expect "burning" at all as an image to end this piece. Then again, most of this poem has played itself to be unexpected.

Thanks for the read Leanne