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It has been brought to my attention that I touch things to much. So I gave this some thought and compiled a list of the day’s touches.
- There is a groove in my desk and when I think I run my index finger up and down it. I build up such a rhythm and pressure that I am surprised that the desk doesn’t begin to sing with the resonance the way a wineglass would.
- I bite my nails; the edges are rough. When I run my finger ends up and down the seatbelt the rough nails catch and crackle on the fibres. The little pulls this makes are delicious.
- The railings in the walkways are metal. I curl my fingers in and rest the flats of my nails on the railing as I walk along enjoying the sweet, clear scraping. Departing from the railing I flick it lightly goodbye and take away the high clarity of the ‘ting’ it makes.
- When lacking desks, railings, seatbelts I make do by pressing the warm, soft of the skin inside my hipbone, just under the waistband of my jeans. I think about how hot it is and all the metabolising/respiring/oxygenating/living that’s going on under there.
- Or I draw circles on the pad of my index finger with my thumb (left hand only of course) and marvel at the detailed sensation.
I like to touch things. Perhaps the evidence of my fingertips helps me keep track of the world and its reality.
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The sense of touch is amazing , we can never touch to much, you explained beautifully how touching makes you feel. I use every sense Ive been given plus the sense of touch my imagination creates. I like your writings.
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There really is nothing, like making something out of what others might consider nothing. Your words remind me, strangely you might think, that i often find myself entertained and smiling on subway trains, whilst everyone else looks so sober or vacant; That same sense of finding things where others might see so little.
You have a gift and it is your way of seeing. Reading this is very easy; not a chore or a labour and it comes from, i imagine, the way you live and think. I like it!
This is very awesome. It kind of reminded me of how David Sedaris describes his obsessive compulsive behaviors in Naked. Though I don’t make the comparison to say what you wrote is less original, just that maybe you might get a kick out of it.
I really thought this was written real well and I really like the word “touches” and how you used it.
I really liked this piece. I think in the first sentence when you write ”...to much.” it should be ”...too much.” Other than that, I thought you did a wonderful job with this. It is quite different from anything else. You did a great job describing things, as I was able to obtain a clear image in my mind, as if I were someone watching you. I thought the format you used was unique, yet worked perfectly for this piece. I look forward to reading more of you work.
A very good submission….you led me to repeat your actions as I read, except for the whole inside the jeans waistband thing…I didn’t follow you on that foray. Your descriptions are vivid and expressive, as well as your analysis for the purpose. You may want to flip your last two sentences…or not.
I really enjoyed reading this piece, it seems at first somewhat innocuous but it has some deeper hidden meaning to it. The sensation of touch allowing a person to feel alive and feel life. Or something like it, that’s what I get from it. I like the way you have laid out each point. It has a sing song quality to it. Nice job
This is very good, `tactile’ even. It is a sense that we often take for granted, and as you point out fail to enjoy.
Suggestion: `...a wineglass would.’ – perhaps `in the way of a wineglass.’ – Petty I know just didn’t like ending in `would’. – only opinion.
p.s. also do last point.
You write really well and piece is to the point and concise. Well done.
This is definitely original. It could be a poem and a good one at that. The railing has great imagery and the flick with the finger at the end was like telling the world to bit me. The last sums up your reasons for touching thinks very well.
I almost never write comments that are all compliments and congratulations because there is very little to be learned from reviews like that, however i must break form for a moment….I could really feel all the sensations you describe and if that isn’t a noteworthy success I don’t know what is. Kudos!!
I enjoyed reading this piece because i could feel my own fingertips doing the same thing. This is a very tactile piece and brings the reader to the place of sensation. Those are the pieces i tink are the best. i gave it a ten based on this.
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