Welcome back to “Best of Anything That Strikes Someone’s Fancy” series. This is from 2012. Please join us in welcoming Writers Forum member Felicity Dippery.
First Impressionist
by Felicity Dippery
I want to sit in the corner,
and let the details of how people look
be the sum total of who they are.
Because I don’t know what color your eyes are,
or if you write with your right hand or your left.Instead I know that your head turns away,
when you laugh, and in laughing, you speak,
and in speaking, the ghost of the boy you were
hums forth a slight impediment,
tongue at the back of your teeth.
You can’t help yourself.I know this without wanting to.
Three times today, I kept myself
from reaching out, and touching hands
with who you used to be.
and let the details of how people look
be the sum total of who they are.
Because I don’t know what color your eyes are,
or if you write with your right hand or your left.Instead I know that your head turns away,
when you laugh, and in laughing, you speak,
and in speaking, the ghost of the boy you were
hums forth a slight impediment,
tongue at the back of your teeth.
You can’t help yourself.I know this without wanting to.
Three times today, I kept myself
from reaching out, and touching hands
with who you used to be.
Felicity Dippery writes under the name D. T. Kastn, and her work has appeared in a number of publications, including Danse Macabre, Every Day Poets, Arcane, and the upcoming anthology Darque Fantastique. Her comedy/time-travel novel, Tendence and Cavile, was recently published by Leeftail Press, and she blogs about writing and being mildly obsessive at dtkastn.wordpress.com.A Note from the Webmaster: If you’re a Writers Forum member in good standing and would like to be featured on Member Monday, please send your submission to writersforumwebmaster@gmail.com. Submissions should be 75-750 words. Please include a short bio, a headshot and any related links. Thank you!
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Wonderful poem; love the rich details. Welcome to WF!