Eyes closed

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Even with my eyes closed I can see you
my eyes move to trace every curve of your face
your dark eyes, 
the way the corners of your mouth raise into a smile
and your hand runs through your hair 
the tattoo on your arm, black ink braided into Celtic print
I can see your hands reaching to pull me close 
as I trace my hands across the scars on your arm, 
every line etched in my mind
and when I breathe in I inhale the scent of you
natural, musky
I can feel, see and smell everything 
reliving every moment in which I exposed my heart
kept safely tucked inside my plump chest
your hands cupped tenderly upon my breasts
with my eyes closed
I can see the difference between you and me
with my eyes closed, I can dream.

Reviews

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed we often see much more with our eyes closed. In reflection we also see more as the small things become more prominent and significant. I once went to a mental health lecture about wellbeing and the professor made us close our eyes to experience things. Stop and smell the roses was his message.

[Edie Blue Starfish]

That is something we too often forget to do, stop and smell the roses. Thank you John.

[Chris Shaw]

Oh yes, close the eyes and the memory takes over. You can see more with your eyes shut tight. I like where this poem took me. I closed my eyes and saw my Dad. He died 28 years ago, but he was right there with me. Thank you for that Edie.

Chris

[Edie Blue Starfish]

Thank you for the great comment. :)

[Paul Bell]

The greatest gift we have is definitely our memory.
Good or bad, we can lock or unlock times and moments just by shutting our eyes.
Nobody dies in your mind, they just drift in and out.

[Edie Blue Starfish]

Thanks for that comment Paul. :)

[gram linski]

Very emotive, thanks for sharing this tender piece of love and loss, the ones you love are just a thought away

[Edie Blue Starfish]

Thank you gram :)

[Kent Rawski]

you have ingrained this man, into your mind your heart your imagination.You are in the moment surrendered aware of yourself and him

[Edie Blue Starfish]

Thank you Kent, he exists only in my imagination now

[Manel]

beautifully written and the description of the details is so good that gives us the image of the person its like we can identifie him if we saw him .
I also liked the flow of your emotions love, desire and admiration
thanks for sharing

[Edie Blue Starfish]

Thank you Manel, I appreciate your comment very much.

[Manel]

you are welcome

[jacob erin-cilberto]

it's amazing what we can see and what we can imagine with our eyes closed...was in a psychology class at SIU one semester...and we had to walk all around campus blindfolded trusting the person who was leading us...in love we trust as well, our heart may be blindfolded, yet we trust that person intimately.
j.

[Edie Blue Starfish]

Love is blind :) I like that lesson in trust, something we forget about nowadays. At least i do. But I know a lot of people like me that prefer to be self reliant. I'm realizing now it's safe but quite lonely.