The promise I had made myself to resist him
was as insincere and insecure as a granny knot
Already, I could feel the blush rising to my cheeks,
feel my blood simmering, my breath quickening
as his finger slowly swirled and looped
drawing invisible arabesques up my bare leg
he dared to proceed up beneath my skirt’s hem,
dawdling there on my inner thigh
devilishly defeating my defenses
—
willing myself not to clutch at his hand
and urge it higher still
I closed my eyes,
felt them pulsing there within their sockets
and took slow, measured breaths
as his fingers traced the patterns in reverse
~Melanie Thomason
9/11/2017
Well done Melanie!
Great use of the wordle and very effective writing in transmitting the intensity of emotions and sensations!
Glad that you played along this week 🙂
Thank you!
Okay, that was a lot of fun. Intense, as scribblersdip said. Definitely.
Glad you liked it 😀
This was so very powerful and had me drawing in my breath…..excellent contribution Melanie….
Thanks so much, Michael. Happy to hear it evoked a response 😉
My pleasure, I also bought a copy of your book….
Seriously! 🙂 I’m so excited to hear it. I would love your feedback. Would you consider a review?
Oh and which one,btw? Moonpies and Naugahyde: A Childhood Survived or Spectrum; Watercolored Words?
The Moonpies one….I look forward to reading it….I’ll see how I go about a review…..
Fabulous 🙂 Thank you and no pressure on a review…
I’ve been looking at your book, I love the art work by the way.
A good friend of mine wrote her memoir and your work is reminding me of her upbringing and story of abuse. Hers is a prose account but also as troubling as yours is…..troubling in a ‘good’ way I mean….my background is pretty ordinary in comparison to yours and other abuse victims. My abuse came much later….
Oh, the artwork is fabulous! Gigi’s so talented. I am so grateful that she allowed me to pair our work I think it adds another dimension.
It is sad that so many have he tales to tell and I applaud your friend for writing her story. I have tried more than once and can’t stomach it… better just getting it out in bits (poems).
I’m happy for you that your childhood was not abusive BUT that doesn’t mean the abuse that you suffered later in life is any less relevant.
I’m full of admiration for anyone brave enough to tell their story. I don’t think it matters how you tell it as for you its important to tell it…..
Oh Wowwwwww, steamy!
😉 Hee hee…a little something different to spice things up!
Love a little spice! 🙂
Steamed up the glasses 😉
Thanks for stopping by my post ~
🙂 Thank you and my pleasure.
felt them pulsing there within their sockets
and took slow, measured breaths
as his fingers traced the patterns in reverse
Sensuously beautiful Melanie! The emotions worked wonders in the imagery!
Hank
Thanks so much! 🙂