Hands

She had lately been developing an obsession with hands They seemed to have taken on almost mythic importance   Hands could push away in anger in fear in violence the tides   Hands could pull a leg a rope in tug of war a dog back from running into traffic a lover into orbit   Hands could scoop … Continue reading Hands

Frostbite

Where are the words that used to dance across the screen cold water hitting hot oil? Essence of my soul that seeped out of fingertips life blood smeared smoothly across the keys? Permafrost now spreading slowly outward in fern patterns invades hands crystallizes minerals deep in the bone makes them brittle makes them ache raw … Continue reading Frostbite

Hands

She had lately been developing an obsession with hands They seemed to have taken on almost mythic importance   Hands could push away in anger in fear in violence the tides   Hands could pull a leg a rope in tug of war a dog back from running into traffic a lover into orbit   Hands could scoop … Continue reading Hands