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Your Hands
your hands
you have such beautiful hands,
soft and dewy, leaving syrup trails
on my skin. i could make jam
with your hands, so succulent
and sweet, like the insides of fruit.
i watch them as you talk.
i don't hear what you're saying, but
as each exquisite phrase drops
from your palms, i breathlessly
whisper your fortune.
Lorna Goodman
Lorna Goodman was born in Zimbabwe, lived in South
Africa, and has just recently re-located to Chicago,
where she works as a make-up artist. Published work in
Zimbabwe and Zygote in my Coffee.
