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| Deborah Leipziger |
Deborah Leipziger is an author, poet, and professor. Her chapbook, Flower Map, was published by Finishing Line Press (2013). In 2014, her poem “Written on Skin” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Born in Brazil, Ms. Leipziger is the author of several books on human rights and sustainability. Her poems have been published in Salamander, Voices Israel, POESY, Wilderness House Review, Ibbetson Street, and the Muddy River Poetry Review. http://flowermap.net/
Written
on Skin
In
cursive and script your kiss
Is
indelibly written on skin.
Even
now, the cut from your birth
Echoing
the rain is written on skin.
The
numbers from a time of horror
Are
held written on skin.
Just
as the rings record the age of the tree
My
ages and years are written on skin.
The
wood from the forest for the violin
Its
music etched in wood, written on skin.
The
umbilical cord coiled around my neck
Is
still there, pulsating purple, written on skin.
The
parchment of history of storied sacrifice
Is
written on hides, written on skin.
In
ink and dust, blood and bruise
My
history is written on skin.
The
newspaper stories of massacre
Collapse
and famine are written on skin.
Your
touch on my earlobe, fingerprints on my face
Words
and deeds unbidden, written on skin.
The
phrase “Written on Skin” is the title of an opera by George
Benjamin.
Published
in Muddy River Poetry
Review
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