Paradigm Wears A Shift

woman in the winding
white of sheets unfolding
bandages unbound
describe the shape
of flesh unseen
of curves revealing
details intimate
a hint in waning light
of her silhouette
absorbed in brush strokes
ambiguity reflected
in a looking glass
of nicotine stained hues
her arching back
the crenellations of her spine
encased in amber
while the eyes wander
to an upraised book
with a fingerprinted cover
or a motion blur
pages flicked or flying
glimpse of gothic script:
*VARENS*IN*PARTUA*
*MOBILE*SANCTORIS*
*PAR*CELA*CONTERE*
*SPECTOR*BELTRACT*
edges undefined
charcoal lines sketch ideas
partially erased
where the woman looks
with hollow indentations
canvas crazed
layers of uncertainty
subject matter smoothed
re-painted and gouged
palette knife sculpture
removed with oily rag
awaiting inspiration
limited by skills unworthy
of woman wound in white