The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Mon 4/6/2009)

[RetroLounge]

Hurricane Walk

It was better than sex, the way it relaxed me.
My thighs throbbed for ours, each finger
seemed limp. I lighted
a cigarette, then found it too heavy to lift.

A more comfortable lust would have kept me
inside. Yet I wanted
the wind’s touch, to feel its whorled force.
I stood on a bridge, there were no trees

to stop it — I saw thin sheets of water
spin like ghosts from the Charles.
And now, damp from a bath, I feel
honed, quite essential.

This robe seems too big, it abrades
my cleansed skin. The room’s warmth
stings my lips; they were left raw and chapped,
almost bruised. It will take days

to heal them, the slightest good-night kiss
is out of the question for weeks.

Diann Blakely

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[lizziegrace]

1. Morning Retro!

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3. Morning

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[blueraven95]

2. Morning!

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4. Morning!

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[Chorophyll]

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[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. ~

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. My dear Retro!

Ah, beautiful!

Pretty racy for a Monday...;)

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[BlueIris]

11. Now that's interesting. nt

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