Silhouette February 1, 2015 by Joli St. Patrick Leave a Comment 0Share with your friendsYour NameYour EmailRecipient EmailEnter a MessageI read this article and found it very interesting, thought it might be something for you. The article is called Silhouette and is located at https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/silhouette/.CaptchaSubmitI like myself in silhouette the shadow I cast is a benevolent spectre an omen signifying the same portent as any other woman My shadow dances on sidewalks cuts a confident swath through lawn and pavement she knows she is the perfect emanation of illumination filtered through matter and her definition is flawless I like myself in outline I can sketch myself choosing marks carefully and render the forms I only see otherwise in my dreams I can sheathe legs in nylon slip into heels and turn every head turning myself into the goddess of the wanton strut I like myself soft I like myself quivering in shameless embrace I am a surrendered battalion I am a dough which takes thorough kneading to work out its lumps The smooth pasture over which the hand runs does not grow thus naturally every acre is hard-won tirelessly scything a thousand stalks reddening the land with enflamed protest and there is much feasting when that harvest is in I like myself in total I like myself through the blurred lens of possibility it is the particulars with which I am at war the bristles that interrupt every kiss the wide pores which dissent from my complexion the larynx which shouts its protest from the high places I like myself one but I am many I like myself whole but I am apart And as all these parts wage their endless debate I concede their points but not their argument For I am indeed the one and the many I am all I lay down to do battle I conquer by embracing and once I have gathered all these scattered tribes unto myself there will be much feasting in that year of peace. — [Headline image: The graphic shows a woman in black silhouette with blue highlights. The lower half of her face is visible in profile, along with her shoulders and the curve of her back.] 0