Hands

Your strong hands

caress me like I'm made of glass,

like I'll break with the slightest touch.

Reviews

[William Liston]

Ahhh, this short piece speaks volumes — I love it. What I enjoyed most was the ambiguity. For me, this poem can be interpreted in two ways: In one way (the way I initially interpreted it) the speaker is describing how tender and gentle her lover is. Upon my second reading, I interpreted as the speaker describing how her lover sees her as weak and fragile, just like glass. I think my first interpretation was what you were going for, but either way, an emotional impact certainly bleeds through your words, Quinn. Amazing work!

- William Liston

[Quinn W]

Thank you so much! I was actually going for both. I knew I wanted to write about one or the other but I could not decide which so I combined them.

[Ann Lo]

"strong hands" -

oh, it's the best for woman, when her man is strong and carefull, I suppose)