warm winds touch bare skin
softer when it is
divested of restraining fabrics
water kisses more gently
the flanks we bare
so willingly
similarly,
eyes see more clearly
into eyes
stripped of defenses
laid nude like
heroic marble
standing tall
and unafraid
Photo credit: Self portrait of a reclining Amelie Rives Chanler. (MSS 8925. Photograph by Petrina Jackson)
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Great imagery, perfect closing!
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Thank you! 😀
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Standing tall and unafraid……..without any inhibitions. Well said.
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I don’t know that I stand tall when the doctors tell me to strip these days, but I am unafraid. Good work!
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Gorgeous – I love the way you express a complete acceptance of vulnerability.
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Thank you! ❤
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Not sure how ‘heroic’ it is to be nude, or to strip to the point you are vulnerable to attack…but you certainly have the poetic imagery thing going on here. This is beautifully written.
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It was meant to be a simile. In this case, likening being emotionally naked to the heroic nudity of a Grecian marble.
Although, now that you bring it up. I think there is something heroic about being naked with another person. Something in the letting go of your insecurity and letting someone really see you.
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“And unafraid.” Yes…this.
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Nudity without fear is a goal of mine. Physically and emotionally. 🙂
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Mine, too. I started with one person and one place. Next…the world. Maybe. 🙂
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I think you’ve captured the essence of being bare so eloquently. It’s heroic to be bare- physically or otherwise.
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Thank you! I am glad that came across. 😀
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Powerful ending and so scary and relatable, that giving wholly to another person. The line “divested of restricted fabrics” stuck out to me, I think because it follows “softer” and “divested” and “restricted” are just not soft words. Was that opposition on purpose?
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It was kind of accidental, but also intentional? I always like pairing words in unlikely patterns.
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Nudity without fear is easy once you’ve identified who or what you are afraid of….we have and live a idealic life when the weather allows 🙂
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