What Do You Mean
Inspired by Palimpsest by Mary Kay Rummel
If by never you mean
until you calm down
breathing slowly as you
pace well worn paths
If by breathing you mean
not holding your breath until
Your red face blasts
the message anyhow
If by red face you mean
shame written large across
the sky in neon letters
like a scarlet A
If by sky you mean
The shooting star shower
that lights up the purple nigh
With free fireworks
If by shower you mean
coming together under
waterfalls bodies laced
together nude, smoldering
If by nude you mean
devoid of costume, mask
artifice wanting to be
seen regardless
If by mask you mean
you long to be known
then come into my arms
eyes open to see me smile
. . . . . . . .anyway
by Linda Golden
Editor’s Note: The movement from one image to the next creates a relationship between the words a reader can’t help but follow.
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