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This Side of Thin
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Angry bones,
snarled and ropey,
unraveling from the inside-out.

Sharp angles,
puncturing the skin,
skeletal dust motes take flight.

... forgot milk.


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Angry bones,
snarled and ropey,
unraveling from the inside-out.
 
Sharp angles,
puncturing the skin,
skeletal dust motes take flight.
 
... forgot milk.

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 Reviews of "This Side of Thin"
Reviewed by Anwer Sher (Reader)
Reviewed on January 8, 2003
i think these few lines highlight your talent.. beautiful

Reviewed by Kay Day (Reader)
Reviewed on January 7, 2003
This, I like!--blessings, kday

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on January 5, 2003
too thin is very unattractive like some models... nice juxapositioning...

Reviewed by Amor Sabor
Reviewed on January 3, 2003
So very well done...I wish I could keep some of my writes this brief.
Amor

Reviewed by Lori Moore
Reviewed on January 3, 2003
Very good... wonderful ending. Your talent shines through so few words.

Reviewed on January 3, 2003
thank God i'm plump! :) HA! very vivid descriptions...loved the "angry bones" and sharp angles parts...i was skinny...once...a looooooonnnngggggg time ago. :) i remember how my danged hipbones used to *hurt* when i was lying down in bed, because of the pressure from the mattress. thanks for sharing...i love me for me! :) (((HUGS))) and love, karla. :)


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