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Touch was a dead language

reserved for the cornerstones

of life.

Funeral exchanges of uncommon feelings.

The fumbling with unknown phrases,

stumbling pronunciations of unused emotions.

As foreign to us as a Latin mass.

Exclusion zones of sovereignty protecting depths

unknown and feared.

Arguments that turned our skin

when we passed too close.

Later I learned to speak

the silent syllables of tenderness.

As a refugee grasps at phrases that secure survival.

Formed the words with an immigrant’s gratitude.

As if every touch reclaimed time lost.

As if civilization returned with each caress.

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Untouched

Contributed by motorgyre on Thursday, 11th December 2008 @ 01:44:49 PM in AEST
Topic: EmotionalPoetry

There were no embraces in our house.

Touch was a dead language

reserved for the cornerstones

of life.

Funeral exchanges of uncommon feelings.

The fumbling with unknown phrases,

stumbling pronunciations of unused emotions.

As foreign to us as a Latin mass.

Exclusion zones of sovereignty protecting depths

unknown and feared.

Arguments that turned our skin

when we passed too close.

Later I learned to speak

the silent syllables of tenderness.

As a refugee grasps at phrases that secure survival.

Formed the words with an immigrant’s gratitude.

As if every touch reclaimed time lost.

As if civilization returned with each caress.

Copyright

Copyright Â© motorgyre ... [ 2008-12-11 13:44:49]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: Untouched (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Thursday, 11th December 2008 @ 04:22:19 PM AEST
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there's some good lines in there, good effort.

-phil

Re: Untouched (User Rating: 1 )
by Puppy_dog_eyes on Friday, 12th December 2008 @ 04:58:17 PM AEST
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Well that really gave me something to think about.
The thought you put into this shows clearly with the eloqence that flows out of it.
Thanks for giving us that insight

Steve

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