i am studying your back

I am studying your back…ss…19.2.2012

 

　

I am studying

your back

so I can know

your front

more.

what you hide

behind those eyes

and lies

to yourself

as you are lying now

stretched and relaxed.

you twitch and jerk

unknowingly

with pain and fear

that’s hidden

beneath the layers

of front

and skin

and consciousness.

but the unconscious knows

what the eye doesn’t

and remembers

in the cells

themselves.

you lie

peacefully

in torment.

Reviews

[Michael G.]

Simplistic in style. Subtle of thought. Sensuous in a matter-of-fact way. A revealing and honest write and an enjoyable read.

[brigid]

deep appreciation michael. this was about a beautiful lover who was a war vet. we also had rod mckuen in common :)

[Michael G.]

Then you had a lot . . . (and still have, at least in mind and memory. And sometimes, that's more than enough.)

[brigid]

we had an enormous lot! we are still friends and that is more than enough...thanks.

[ba_mcfarlane]

Oh my, you do have a hard and true read on somebody, damn the torpedoes, and spare the subtle!

[Emerald Seas]

Oh, I like this one a great deal, Brigid. Well done!

[rosemary keogh]

This is wonderful. You express it so well. Wow amazing

[Distant horizons]

Oh, a lady of many writing styles. I am now officially intrigued :-)
Again, such a wonderful last line.