The calm in your eyes
on me opens me
You lie in me
like a long l
of love
The light has licked you clean
it sings of you the glorious song
of our years, which bridge
everything that separates us
and clothes us in differences
For us, love is
still a thick word
of desire, the l
that erects
when I undress
Jun 3, 2025
Jun 3, 2025 at 3:37 AM UTC
The calm in your eyes
on me opens me
You lie in me
like a long l
of love
The light has licked you clean
it sings of you the glorious song
of our years, which bridge
everything that separates us
and clothes us in differences
For us, love is
still a thick word
of desire, the l
that erects
when I undress
Painting "The Particularity of Nakedness" (1987, Marlene Dumas)
Poems "7. The Particularity of Nakedness", "liefdeswoord" ("word of love") and "skryfode" ("writing ode"), (2000, Antjie Krog, bundel "Kleur kom nooit alleen nie" ("Colour never comes alone"
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