Our hands weren’t designed to fit together,
they’re not puzzle pieces clicking into place
or lego snapped into shape,
there is no ergonomic design at play
or thought to how our fingers interlay
they fit because we ask them to.
You’ve taken my hand enough times
to wear leather into my palms
so the callouses on yours can’t prick me.
We’ve held wrists at awkward angles
until our forearms burn with pins and needles
because the other one is half asleep.
We have rearranged and adjusted,
twisted, worried, knotted fingers into bows,
all to read the pulse under a thumb.
We have crafted these hands with love.
Made them to slot inside each other easily.
Created something beautiful in simplicity.
Written For The Daily Prompt: Partner
Make sure to check out the new link up I’ll be running on Fridays! This week the challenge is to carry on the story using the beginning given! You can write your own story in full and link it in or just add a paragraph to carry on the story in the comments beneath the post.
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Published by Carol J Forrester
Carol J Forrester is a writer and a history geek. Her debut collection 'It's All In The Blood' came out November 2019.
She has a 2:1 BA degree in history from Bath Spa University, enjoys judo at least twice a week, and tries to attend poetry events around the Midlands when she can.
Her flash fiction story ‘Glorious Silence’ was named as River Ram Press’ short story of the month for August 2014 and her short story ‘A Visit From The Fortune Teller’ has been showcased on the literary site Ink Pantry. Her poems ‘Sunsets’ and ‘Clear Out‘ were featured on Eyes Plus Words, and two of her poems were included in the DVerse Poets Pub Publication ‘Chiaroscuro’ which is available for purchase on amazon.Her poem ‘Until The Light Gets In‘ was accepted and published at The Drabble and her poem ‘Newborn’ was published by Ink Sweat & Tears.
She has been lucky enough to write guest posts for sites such as Inky Tavern and Song of The Forlorn and has hosted a number of guest bloggers on her site Writing and Works.
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beautiful 🙂
Thank you.
Lovely poem 🙂
Thank you and thank you for all the lovely comments. I’m really happy to see someone enjoying my writing.