What He Said

i saw him whisper
behind her pretty little ear
eyes closed
her lips parting
with a silent gasp
his stare intensified
and kindled
a swaying song
just for her to hear
and I saw her hand
forget to avoid
the rise of her breasts
and her weight
lean back to him
I saw muscles in his neck
rope faster and faster
and the weakness consumed her
red mouth sighing wider
and her liquidity
rhythming her hips
building like
a slow stampede
of horses sweating
and tossing heads
to the throb of the hunt
but only words
invaded her
thrusting squeezing fluttering
until her fists clenched handfuls
of his shirt
until her head arched
into his neck
pulling thunder from skies
slicing lightning
from
glistening
skin

then the words disintegrated in so much air
sprinkling ash around her feet
and no one needed or cared
to possess them

Facing the Sun: Writers for Richard Levangie

Fellow writer Richard Levangie just underwent serious surgery to remove a brain tumor. Twenty-nine of his friends have contributed fiction, poetry, essays, parables, and lots of other tasties to an anthology to raise money for him. My contribution is original fiction entitled "Impressions."

Here's the deal. Go to THIS SITE and make a donation in any amount to receive an electronic copy of the anthology. Whether you do it to help Richard and his family or because you want to read my piece (or both), I do hope you'll give what you can.

Thanks!

--Jason


Note--The title, Facing the Sun, was inspired by a quote from Charlotte Whitton: "Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you."

Get these wonderful morsels of art for your donation:

Choose Me, by Erica Orloff
Always There, by Jude Hardin
Unspoken Water, by Wendy Russ
Virtue of a Misanthrope and Gum, by Michelle Hickman
Relative-ity, by Sarah Hina
Sonata for a Simple Organism, by Amy Saia
Set Free, by Aerin Bender-Stone
What Writing Means to Me, by John Kauffman
Climb, by Kate Inglis
Rebuilt, by Alissa Grosso
Lost and Found, by Natasha Fondren
The Hard Way, by Travis Erwin
until the zeros stare, by Jennifer Joseph
Love Tea, by J.A. Zobair
Pennies, by B. Nagel
A Year Round Vegetable Garden, by Niki Jabbour
11 Minutes, by Mark Terry
The Dreams of Hammond Schuster, by Catherine Vibert
Katherine Lived, by Laurel Montgomery
Two Poems, by Peter Dudley
Sparkle, by Sandra Cormier
Brainstorming, by Melanie Hooyenga
Mexican Anecdote, by Matt Shifely
Dinner Time, by Sarah Laurenson
Between Two Worlds, by Stacy Chambers
Sweet Deal, by Aniket Thakkar
A Parable, by Stephen Parrish
Stuck on a Truck, by Robin Becker