I am young but I have aged
So, uh, if anyone wants to do that thing where you tell me what you envy about me, or things you like about me (or my stories, which is even better), or whatever the hell it is, this would be a good time.
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[eta] I almost forgot! poetry!
your hands
you have such beautiful hands,
soft and dewy, leaving syrup trails
on my skin. i could make jam
with your hands, so succulent
and sweet, like the insides of fruit.
i watch them as you talk.
i don't hear what you're saying, but
as each exquisite phrase drops
from your palms, i breathlessly
whisper your fortune.
~Lorna Goodman
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[eta] I almost forgot! poetry!
your hands
you have such beautiful hands,
soft and dewy, leaving syrup trails
on my skin. i could make jam
with your hands, so succulent
and sweet, like the insides of fruit.
i watch them as you talk.
i don't hear what you're saying, but
as each exquisite phrase drops
from your palms, i breathlessly
whisper your fortune.
~Lorna Goodman
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