The deepest water employs a more serious tone. It uses a guttural form of interrogation. As you move through its body, it questions your presence. Holding your hair in its cold hands, it examines your face. Keep your lips sealed. Although it has the magic to turn you weightless, to keep your thumping heart suspended, unburdened as a fish -- beware. Its true desire is to steal your breath, to swallow you whole. Never talk back to the water. Mind your manners, keep your thoughts to yourself. Always remember the grassy shore. Float.Excerpt from "Never Talk Back to the Water," a prose poem from Stirring the Mirror. The photo was taken 5/7/08.
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i am the founder and editor of Glossolalia (http://www.glossolalia7.com), an on-line journal for flash fiction.
i am currently conducting a call for submissions for the inaugural issue of Glossolalia. i would love to include this piece in the first issue. all rights remain with the author.
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thanks so much, and stay creative!!!
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vesper de vil
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