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Sitting, leaning forward, the thighs mirrored with
Knees together, a lancelet of nothing
Defined by the inner thighs,
The two hands combined, ten fingered,
And slid between the thighs,
The wrists bent back, elbows
Out beyond the waist,
Posed and waiting but not smiling.

Poems from Eye, Hand & Heart (2001)
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Sitting, leaning forward, the thighs