Tagged: itch

in the middle of

in the middle of
it all, a hard-to-
reach itch,
signaling
that you may
not be in
middle of it all
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: middle

between here and there,

between here and there,
i have lost something. seeing
it in my mind’s eye

is an itch, a tease, a vague
memory, reshuffling
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: itch

between touching you

between touching you
and not touching you is an
itch – after a long

absence, the body is dumb,
pauses for recognition
.
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the body launches

the body launches
into tomorrow and never
for once looks back.
the mind fidgets with
purpose, extending long
fingers into those lost
hours, marking an X
with a thumbnail
on the moments
that still itch
.
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with twenty-three mosquito

with twenty-three mosquito
bites this weekend, there are
so many itches from which to
choose. i am lying in bed,
awake again, contemplating
which is the sweeter
.
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you still leave an itch

you still leave an itch
where i have delivered death –
mosquito vengeance
.
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