11-17-2011, 05:48 AM
(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?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 like
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.
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

