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!Not! Almost: Language itself becomes tactile, alive

verbosity is my carnal sin,

never use one word when ten bare suffices,

language is the best tool for seduction

 

yes,

fingers are useful,

tongues multi-purposed,

eyes can flutter, tho silent only,

the round and the serpentine curves

are the inspiring arch of a cathedral,

but all are in service to the ultimate truth:

 

seduction is the art of the spoken,

magic spells can use a wand, but

to make love, to transit love, accept grace fully and great fully,

to its delicious surrender, be persuaded,

surrender, given into, gifted up,

the sounds of the voice

issuing its desires out loud,

and the words of

complete

 

you need to be child~like, a grown up needs reminding:

 

 

use your words!

 

the words of atomic bomb duress,

 

capitulate

give in

give (oneself) up

yield

concede

submit

climb down

give way

defer

acquiesce

back down

cave in

relent

succumb

quit

crumble

be beaten

be overcome

be overwhelmed

fall victim,

close down one's arms(

raise/show the white flag

throw in the towel/sponge

accept total retreat

concede defeat,

yield, crumble, give in,

cave in and up,

be a~swayed

forfeit the attraction of self-immolation ,

 

open your arms

to my words

surrender to my surrendering,

this vow, spoken,

 

crushes the will to resist, even a hey!

a warning shot across the bow,

attention must be paid…now, go practice

in the nearest full length mirror…

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Written by
nat-lipstadt
99 / M / NYC/Lippstadt/Kraków
Published
Feb 1
Lines·Words
60·228
Notes

music; You matter to me (Bareilles, Mraz)

2/1/26 11:18 am

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