and you spoke me
too gentle in
my skin
to pretend
otherwise.
Author notes
prompt: beauty, in 12 words.
A contest entry
- 12 Words by Diminished Capacity.
530 points, ended October 27, 49 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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I love the title....it adds to the poem.
Good luck in the contest.
I think you did a good job.

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...speechless and beautiful too


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Such exquisite tenderness, engulfed by such brevity that lingers. Good luck in the contest, Poet.


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have fun kicking my ass in the contest


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i know this is only in twelve words, but this doesn't seem like twelve words. it seems like it could reach out to you, if you get what i mean.
i really enjoyed reading this.
great job
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