The Intimacy of Getting a Haircut A bodyAnother bodyProximity pulse Fingers on scalpWarm water drip slipping behind an earThe towel dry rough & awakeningScalp on alert The sound of hair being cutThe line of it the sliceshhlffttt The ultimate trustBreasts on backChin down The bearable lightness of beingShredded The Intimacy of Wisdom inner Knowingin tandem… Continue reading #NPM22 – The Intimacy of a Haircut & The Intimacy of Wisdom
Author: Vanessa Shields
Writer. Mother. Lover.
#NPM22 – The Intimacy of the Muumuu
The Intimacy of the Muumuu beneath the colours, soft cotton, wide berth naked freedom, breasts breathing opening the space between skin & covering – the letting-go-of-the-day-dress she puts on when she wants to run away it keeps her home-bound, unwound conjures reading & candles lit to light the shadows out of hiding, into hymn –… Continue reading #NPM22 – The Intimacy of the Muumuu
#NPM22 – The Intimacy of Being in a Garden
Intimacy of Being in a Garden I dare you to stand in a garden and feel life thrivingseeds vibratingroots singingearth imploring the light into darknessthe beautiful darkness at death’s door opening it doesn’t matter what the garden grows – it growsblood soaked, tear stained, grief batteredbeautiful I dare you to stand in a garden and… Continue reading #NPM22 – The Intimacy of Being in a Garden
VANESSA SHIELDS 