I Was Told You’re Walking On Earth Right Now
Maybe you’re not walking.
Maybe you’re lying down too -
wondering if I exist.
(c) Luisa Zajko 2011
Repair Shop
Maybe it’s too hard,
but I think it’d be nice
if we could write about sex
without whipping out
the medical textbook,
where words like clitoris
and sexual intercourse triumph.
Or referencing dollar store paperback romances,
where feeble, trembling hands of virgin maidens
are introduced to massive, quivering members
in need of undoing
corset lacing and uncrossed legs
before the ship sails and all is lost.
I’d like to jump in the sack
without pulling back that paperback
or wasting licked fingers on dictionary pages
because it’s not as simple as
a read you can scan over
like a storybook or creed
it’s a part of life’s ride.
There’s no set definition
add a bit of clumsiness
to some unexpected frisson
like an inconsistent tide.
It’s supposed to be smooth and organic
but we look at it like a mechanic
tensing up in a panic
at the sum of our parts.
(c) Luisa Zajko 2011
I titled this one “Ortonwood” on my RedBubble page… we were walking through a wood, and the special effect I used was called “The Orton Effect.”
If you click on the photo, it will take you to my RedBubbble page - - writers and artists: check this site out. It’s fantastic networking.
Female Writers: Join the Pink Panther Magazine group on Redbubble. You won’t be sorry. :-)
This is a photo of my sister and our friend. One of my favorites; it reminds me of “Marathon” by Tennis. You can click on the photo, and it will take you to the song on YouTube. :-)
This is a photo I took of my sister sometime during the latter half of 2011.
She is in Anaheim right now for a Disney internship until mid-August. The fact that I will not see her for several months has not clicked yet… I will definitely miss her. I know she’s going to have a blast, and I hope this journey is no less than amazing. :-)
