Thursday, September 17, 2009

"Supple"

When the word supple parts my lips, some men snicker
but I'm not thinking of a certain skin or of branded leather,

but of how the weak gain dominance through leverage,
turning a woman onto her stomach until she tries to rise.

When pressured, the bones also respond.
~Beth Bachmann, Temper, 2009.

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