exposed
#8
(11-15-2011, 12:05 PM)Leanne Wrote:  I, naked before glass; she Not sure I like the comma after "I"; the fragment feels incomplete somehow. Would "I sit naked" sound better?
unfolds her shadows.
Cloth-caught, her moonlight echoes
pull, tide-twisting. I am drawn.
Razor tongue slices, drip
lick, groan and touch of
flesh, breathe.
I am she is me and we
are burning.
The narrative reminded me vaguely of the portion of The Story of O I read on amazon recently, before deciding it wasn't a book I'd likeBig Grin Otherwise though a good read. The last sentence is a wonderful play on language, conveying well the sense of two identities melting into one.
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges." - Gene Wolfe
Reply


Messages In This Thread
exposed - by Leanne - 11-15-2011, 12:05 PM
RE: exposed - by Philatone - 11-15-2011, 01:07 PM
RE: exposed - by Leanne - 11-16-2011, 04:52 PM
RE: exposed - by addy - 11-16-2011, 09:23 AM
RE: exposed - by Leanne - 11-18-2011, 06:56 AM
RE: exposed - by Philatone - 11-16-2011, 10:56 PM
RE: exposed - by abu nuwas - 11-17-2011, 03:03 AM
RE: exposed - by Leanne - 11-17-2011, 04:57 AM
RE: exposed - by heslopian - 11-17-2011, 05:48 AM
RE: exposed - by Leanne - 11-18-2011, 06:56 AM



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)
Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site!