I have small hands with short fingers. Smooth on one side but the other has absorbed too much sun. I'm starting to show the nuances and suggestions of maturity. Veins snake from wrists to fingers where they dive into nowhere. The parchment paper fingers are bisected by deeply creased knuckles and followed by cuticles that have seen better days. The nails are longish but oddly shaped; some being round, others oval while two are square. I did have my nails manicured once in the Philippines and they looked good for a while. The right hand looks much stronger and more developed than the left. My life line on both hands has both parallel and intersecting lines that would confuse a palm reader.
These hands have gone from zero to two hundred miles per hour in less than five seconds, lifted more than five hundred thousand pounds and brought it down softly and have automatically reached out to babies and children. These small hands with short fingers scoop them up and twirl them around till they giggle and scream. These hands have no fear.
4 comments:
I was wondering if the parallel and intersecting lines confuse you too??? or worry you?? I like that you left that for the reader to wonder about. Also, how and why did you lift 500,000 lbs?? the circumstances seem intriguing..another good writing trick...
Hi Kevin
I like your piece and the way you jump right in.
I'm interested in the line about how "one side" has absorbed too much sun--what exactly does this look like?
"Veins snaking" is a way to write vivid, active images. You hint at a lot of the diverse things you hands have done in the world (and because I know you already, I know what some of those things are). I love the line at the end--these hands have no fear.
Great to have you back in Writing from Life!
G
I like the Frankenstein finger nails! The juxtaposition of the intense lifting and acceleration with the gentle interactions with babies was great.
Yours is the best account of what hands actually look like- great choice of words.
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