Sunday, October 20, 2013

October Memoir and Backstory Challenge--Secrets #3



Body Talk

You lean over my table
the flimsy white cotton jersey material
at the scoop neck of your blouse
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My mouth is open
caught mid-smile
mid-conversation
and I hold it here

Your body is whispering
a secret to me
through the thick maroon smile line
muted by makeup
across the expanse of your neck.
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4 comments:

  1. Joy Weese Moll (@joyweesemoll)7:40 PM

    That really captures just one moment in time with detail and tension.

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  2. Jane Ann McLachlan8:01 PM

    A lovely way to describe the secret language of body talk!
    See my post for this week's theme!

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  3. Claudette Young2:24 PM

    I really like this one. It portrays an instant of recognition, on several levels, most of which are seldom acknowledged aloud.

    Great job.

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  4. Unknown10:51 AM

    I love the idea that you tell a secret without saying a word.

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