The Etymology of Desire
Debauch
[Origin: 1585–95; < F débaucher to entice away from,
OF to disperse, deriv. of bauc, bauch; hence, to hew (beams)]
balcony of dreams i destroy your beam hew to your presumable
well resistance is futile my love why not split for me your duty womenn to have sovereynetee would you scatter desbauchier rough-hew me to your will i cannot be had at any price only separate me with our sweet playe of nyght see balk
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Derriere
[Origin: 1765–75; F (prep., n.); OF deriere VL *dé retrō, for L
retrō towards the rear, backwards; cf. arrear] from Fr. derrière
"back part, rear," originally an adv., "behind," from L.L. deretro,
from L. de "from" + retro "back."
round plush peach strokes my soft anticipate thou shalt… blush threaded thumbs objects slip inside the supine
ooooh conducted baton magic wand crossed palms beg
bounce up then flower down hardens widely rumpthrust
aaaaaaah …not bothe be maister of my body… my swell take this and this your narrow hallway thrall I conquer bits terrain inch by glisten inch I cleft his soft passage loving only rosy leaving tips tiny swollen marks see enter
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Frottage
Origin: F, equiv. to frott(er) to rub (of uncert. orig.) + -age
technique in visual arts obtaining textural images rubbing lead,
chalk, charcoal, flesh laid on relief-like.
unvoiced artwork apes texture practice practice lower
rub a dub dub my sweet little nub/in lubricious arc
perfect ground fricatives always thumbs empty-handedness we moan acquiesce my drumhead esp. fine one whom one
does not know a tram a subway fétiche bum bum bum
relief relieve relevé as in a crowd a rising full point from flaccid Function: noun fraught when not active verbal. compare function
Meg Withers
Meg Withers has been writing to save her sanity since she was about nine. Published in literary journals and other creative projects, she has been anthologized, and has three published books: Must Be Present to Win (Ghost Road, 2005), A Communion of Saints (TinFish Press, 2008). Shadowed: Unheard Voices (The Press at Fresno State, 2014). She has a book forthcoming in spring 2020. Its title is, Particular Odyssey: In Search. Mantra; All the voices belong in the room.