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Anywhere

50 Words or Fewer Unofficial Challenge

By Harper Lewis Published 2 months ago • Updated 2 months ago • 1 min read
The Kiss, Gustav Klimt

The kiss.

The first kiss, the next kiss.

Just one kiss . . .

anywhere, your lips,

my lips . . . any-

-where

my lips, your

lips, your touch

your kiss. . .

anywhere

. . .

the first kiss

your lips

my lips

our lips

our mouth

the next kiss

In the car

(that kiss in my room in the snow

—your hands, your mouth, my neck, your mouth, my mouth your hands your hands your hands)

your car

my car . . .

my car

your car

anywhere . . .

The train

(the years are gone)

the jump

the catch

your eyes

your (my) eyes

our eyes

the years are gone

your hands,

your arms

your hands

your eyes my eyes

our us

(anywhere)

you want (you want) . . . I want (I want)

just

one

kiss

(my anywhere,

your there)

(touch me)

anywhere

(touch me here, kiss me there)

touch me kiss me

. . .

One kiss here, two more there

ten there there there

touch me, touch me, touch me

there.

I give you my eyes

Your hand in my hair

we are

we are

love

air

dust

we are us . . .

The years are gone.

Anywhere you kiss me,

the years are gone

gone

you gone years

years you gone

years gone

the next kiss

the years are gone

Lips, hips, eyes, lips

eyes

eyes (in the room)

eyes

kiss

Anywhere . . .

Your eyes

your lips

Kiss me

your lips my lips

Here

my hips your hips

there

my hips your hips your hips my hips

bones

flesh

bones flesh bones flesh bones

my hi(your hips)ps

one one two

One

Kiss

Anywhere

One kiss

Or two

Or ten

Anywhere

your my lips my your lips

our mouth,

our breath

the

Anywhere

years

Anywhere

are

Anywhere

gone

yes yes yes

anywhere,

just

one

more

kiss . . .

Challenge

About the Creator

Harper Lewis

Intrusive rhyme bothers me, except as a weapon.

Intertextuality is my passion.

Formalist/ New Critical are my guiding theories.

My words are mine, not a robot’s.

MA English literature, CofC

Medium

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    Written by Harper Lewis