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Do not come near,
Do not come near,
any, all, yes, all
of you,
you with your faces of ivory,
you with your dark faces,
your faces like hungry torches,
all of you,.
do not come near
to me,
near with your eyes,
your wondered eyes,
your arrow eyes, kohled and lidded low,
slanting,
full of longing,
burdened, burdening,
near with your long arms
near with your long stride
and your ascending scent,
shearing me
with all of its
encompassings
its promises, its promisings,
the ones you will not keep,
yes, promisings
you’ve no intent to keep,
not near, not near
with your wide mouth,
your sly mouth
sly, sly your mouth,
knowing me,
known to me,
a winnowing,
do not come near..
any, all, yes, all
of you,
you with your faces of ivory,
you with your dark faces,
your faces like hungry torches,
all of you,.
do not come near
to me,
near with your eyes,
your wondered eyes,
your arrow eyes, kohled and lidded low,
slanting,
full of longing,
burdened, burdening,
near with your long arms
near with your long stride
and your ascending scent,
shearing me
with all of its
encompassings
its promises, its promisings,
the ones you will not keep,
yes, promisings
you’ve no intent to keep,
not near, not near
with your wide mouth,
your sly mouth
sly, sly your mouth,
knowing me,
known to me,
a winnowing,
do not come near..
Published 9th Jul 2024
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20th Dec 2024 00:42am
I came across your piece and found it very interesting.
You are telling the reader not to come near but you are beckoning them to you. You are pushing them away knowing full well you are manipulating them to come closer.
That is an art form in itself. Describing the attributes that are drawing you to them is a form of self-torment. Or Is it self-preservation when you state the repetitive” promising” .
It feels as if it will break you to have a promise made and not kept.
You do have an interesting way with the erotic voice
You are telling the reader not to come near but you are beckoning them to you. You are pushing them away knowing full well you are manipulating them to come closer.
That is an art form in itself. Describing the attributes that are drawing you to them is a form of self-torment. Or Is it self-preservation when you state the repetitive” promising” .
It feels as if it will break you to have a promise made and not kept.
You do have an interesting way with the erotic voice
