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Body Hair, Scars, Birthmarks, Tattoos…
I think human beings are there for me to admire.
I particularly like to feel their vulnerability
throughout every less than a millimeter in my mind.
I am all for observing exposed skin.
I like noticing how much body hair people have.
I like wondering about scars, scrapes, bruises,
tattoos and birthmarks and moles and warts
and acne and other flaws on the skin.
I am curious as to how another’s flesh feels,
how other legs, torsos and lower bellies are shaped,
how other bodies are curved and defined.
Looking at uniformed covered people
bores me. Why shouldn’t I observe how flawed
the human body is? Why shouldn’t I notice
how differently shaped every body is?
There is a lot to discover when we observe
someone’s body. I don’t like not seeing
people’s bodies because I don’t feel
like I understand them as much.
I feel restless and limited when people