I have been pretty transparent, if you’re really looking.
On my skin, you could see the boy with hazel eyes
with softest curls and the way,
he is touching my skin just by looking,
You can feel the metaphors
running along my hair
to your fingers;
you can sense the memories
curling up your hand.
Will remind you of the last kiss
or I’ll fill your heart with clichés;
you always fall for it.
Let me tell you stories about disasters and disappointment running deep down under my wrist, in my veins;
If you touch me for a bit longer, you’ll be able to sense the thunders;
touches, devastating enough to burn down the entirety.
But there’s nothing scarier than skin that feels nothing at all.
If I tell you,
consent in love is a funny thing
between the flashback of millions of memories and disruptive silence
in your eyes, you’re lost, believe me.
Once you touch,
there are no more may l’s.
And what about the veins under my skin that still tremble
at slightest touch because there are memories buried underneath me.
You look for justifications on my wrist,
all the longer-than-usual touches,
I’m wearing under my sleeves.
I know you’d believe me crying myself to sleep and how miserable the year has been.
But,
would you believe me
If I tell you,
An unwanted touch can send chills down the man’s spine
when you try to pull him closer after every “no”?
There is always a ” be a man” ready to slip from your tongue.
Can you ever forgive yourself in the name of humanity,
in the crowds shouting for justice while you’re the 5/10 culprits;
for stealing a moment that was not yours; thinking a smile to be a consent or never asking for it?
You know there won’t be any going back for him.
If there was a slight voice of complain,
it’s always easy to be a victim than to take responsibilities.
Funny how you always get away when they’re the ones sulking in pain.
And what about when a man tells you he was molested, would you believe him or say, “must’ve been fun?”
Collaboration with Bharath
© 2020 mermaidspen
21 replies on “//Touch has a memory//”
Ahhh! You finally posted this here!!
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I love how detailed and emotional that this is. The poem is beautifully and sensitively composed about a serious subject.
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Thank you so much for reading ✨
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That’s something that desperately needed to be said. And you said it so beautifully.
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I know, right! This needs to be talked and acknowledged more. Thank you for reading.
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This is devastatingly beautiful
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Thank you for reading.
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I love this and shared it! Sharing is caring!! Amazing post! 😸
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Thank you 🌻
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Intense, emotional, painful, beautiful…I’m actually blown away.
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Thank you so so much for reading ✨
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It’s my pleasure 🙏✨
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[…] is worth checking out. Her most recent post is a repost from January and the one before that is a collaboration with blogger Bharath of Bharath’s […]
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A window to a soul!🌹
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Hauntingly beautiful
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Thank you for reading.
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This is love:
Once you touch,
There are no more may l’s.
This is lovely piece of writing.
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