A Body is More
than itself, more than the seamless
curve of neck into back, sinews teasing at
taut flesh, the reverent unhingings of a jaw.
curve of neck into back, sinews teasing at
taut flesh, the reverent unhingings of a jaw.
More than limbs folding in on
your torso or stretching out to swallow
another’s, for most of your body
falls away in sheaths,
sunders and sieves through
spread fingers, seeps into
places past touched. You reside in the contour
of a hipbone, amid strata of rock. You take
linen naps in shirt sleeves. You are
brewing coffee in the creek
About the Author
Audrey Gorton is an undergraduate student at Gordon College studying English, Creative Writing, and Psychology. Currently, she is living in Orvieto, Italy as a member of a program focused on Art and Humanities. She has no previously published work.