Lynne Rees
Skin
The curved pale plains of male and female calves. Tattoos
snaking past the waistbands of jeans. Shoulders with spaghetti
straps. So much skin on the streets of Antibes today. At the
supermarket checkout, a blonde girl in cream shorts and
flip-flops. My boots suddenly feel too heavy, too warm, my
own calves resentful of their prison of lycra and suede as I
head down Boulevard Albert towards the sparkling sea. So
very far away, that harsh northern climate with its cold wet
winds I expected to be tramping through. At the bakery door,
the smell of crème anglais and caramelised apples. A woman
hands me a fresh baguette wrapped in a twist of paper,
brushes a wisp of hair from her damp cheek. Il fait chaud, she
sighs.
I paint my toenails red
heat
at the back of my knees
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