Loosely Cloaked
holding back
showing restraint
juggling calculated risks
his every pause
more revealing than
discourse or soliloquy
his every whisper
from depths within
divulging wrinkled corners
every show don’t tell
more touching than the last
suggestive and persuasive
every ounce measured
delicate in formula
where precision is an art
every half truth
a confession between the lines
unhinged by eloquence
every goodbye
harder than the last
in salacious undertones
Published in my 24-page photo/anthology book ~CITYLIGHTS~ 2021
AP: 3rd place 2022, Honorable Mention 2022
Submitted on January 25, 2022 for contest A STRAND (1059) sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - RANKED 1ST
Originally posted on August 12, 2021
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