unbutton
and unlace
easy an act
caught in clasp and choke
I once lacked the nimbleness
to discover the button up
and the tie
until my fingers stopped
getting in the way
Author notes
Prompt: flashback
In a list
A contest entry
- flashback. by sideways hourglass.
470 points, ended October 28, 15 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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very interesting,i likr it
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The real fun begins when another pair of hands does the undressing for you..lol. You definately have a way of stimulating the reader's aesthetic pleasure regions of the brain with those oh so nimble fingers.
Sincerely,
Leo Long
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lol this is definitely cute. thanks for entering.
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I love to enter your contests.
Your prompts are challenging.
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my gran always said it was the mind that got in the fingers' way. "Some things just needs to get done, not thought over", she used to say. Thanks for another smile. I can't honestly recall being gifted so much laughter...
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Inclined
Flashback to learning how to button & tie shoe laces.
Flashforward to today...the difficulty returns.
The button does not
& I can not reach my shoes
Dejavu'
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Oh boy
Quicken the pace girl. lol But to this reader a very enticing write. The picture unfolds and a smile and wish are created. Sorry I meant reader.
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Rather naughty. But very nice. I'm working my way towards zips and velcro. Time passes. Shouldnt there be an h in Mechanically? Best Wishes.
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This is so cute! So now whos fingers are undressing you?
Love,
Amera
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everybody tighten their ties
watch their eyes popping out
listen to the stiff growl
I cc...cccan't breathe
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Hi, this made me smile, oh those memories, this is a lovely write, Di
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