Self-Awareness (standard:poetry, 95 words)
Author: TemptingWhisper	Added: Mar 17 2002	Views/Reads: 3692/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A woman wonders how her lover sees her when he looks at her.

standing totally still 

in front of a mirror. 

staring into the glass... 

it might be a photograph - 

reflections caught, framed... 

fading 

like so many frozen images of dreams. 

. 

examining herself with 

a stranger's eye: 

curl of hair 

swell of breast 

curve of hip. 

motionless.  still. 

drops of moisture covering imperfect skin. 

darkness of bruise. 

crimson slash of scar. 

. 

bulge of muscle.  roll of fat. 

hips too wide. 

thighs. 

ass. 

triangle of curls below 

the swell of excess flesh. 

breasts - large, heavy. 

hanging. 

the female body. 

sensual. 

sexual. 

seeking perfection.  failing miserably.


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