oh
the awe these two marble monuments
awaken in my mind
these two pillars erected in
the name of corporeal strength
what a celebration you are
bridging
the magnificent joint of the
hip with
the ingenuous hinge of the
knee
oh Thighs, how the two of you
detest non-movement
you itch and stir in great
restlessness when
seated in the deadness of a
chair
you want to flex and stretch
in your most thrilling power
no other body part can
transport me
so confidently through
space like you do
in synergy with the calf and
foot
you squat, run, walk,
lunge and oh how you can leap
and jump!
you give style
and rhythm to my walk
when you’re really at work
strong and fit
you are like claws mincing
the mountains
your quadricipital muscles have
names
sounding as glorious as the
vigour of you
rectus femoris
vastus intermedius and
vastus lateralis
you hold the great femur
longest and strongest bone in
the body
and let me not forget the
hamstring
- without its ability to
stretch
the beauty of yoga and ballet
will be impossible
even when you are quiet
you lie in splendid tubular
muscularity
my sweat shines more golden on
you
than on any other part of my
body
of all the muscles, the thighs
are the bells
ringing over the plains of
rippling flesh
you have something grand and
solid
like a tree
about you
oh you muscle of Thigh
you are such a voluptuously
abundant handful
if i had wings they will not be
found on my back
they will be growing and
stirring from my thighs
pressed tightly together they
form the nook wherein
i warm my hands on a cold
day
the lap whereupon
i
in
quiet meditation
focusing my mind
on
the
brilliant
life
trembling
in
my
thighs
WHAT A BRILLIANT ODE! great writing Lara - a joy to read your work
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