tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083048.post-1102701415875378062004-12-10T11:54:00.000-06:002004-12-10T11:56:55.876-06:00leaps
soft arms and strong shoulders
wrapping me up from behind
fingertips rough from strings
skin smelling faintly of chlorine
all of the safety the world has to offer me
shaken from the ice in a gin & tonic
beaten out of rainy nights on sidewalks
jingled from keyrings or zipped up my calves
of all these things none so complete
a modern mosaic of tiles taken from these
of all turtlenoreply@blogger.com