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Apr 2014
i have always had
an unparalleled fascination
for the human body.
human anatomy to me, it seems
draws me in
like a moth to a candle.
it mesmerizes me,
to see drawings of phalanges and metacarpal bones,
all covered
like a secret lover
by smooth, knitted skin.
romeo, where art thou?
tracing pictures of the aorta and veins and arteries, i hope-
the sensual twists and turns of a capillary should fill the page.
let me bask in deltoid and trapezius muscles,
make my way to the clavicle.
let the beauty of the fragility and the strength of bodies,
divine and heaven-sent,
engross me for the decades to come:
to admire and enchant and enthral;
to hold spellbound and captivate and always intrigue me.
Bodies are beautiful, simply because of the way they *are*. And if you self-identify as ugly, then hey, you're still the diggity bomb! But I genuinely do love how bodies /are/ and I think everybody should, too.
Aya Baker
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Aya Baker  Singapore
(Singapore)   
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   Lauren Anne
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