104°. (Ljidol wheel of chaos week 2)

[eeyore_grrl]

 
                 104*

it's 104 degrees on my naked body
if it's any consolation
         they say
it's a dry heat
but 100 is a 100 is a 100
and heat is hot

a cool mist sprays fine water droplets
occasionally covering me

i read poolside
my kindle my friend 
                                         amongst strangers
my husband my love 
                                          amongst newness
how do you make friends at a nudist resort
and i wonder
         if i want to
we are here to be us
we are here to relax
we are not looking for the insundry
the un.... sanitary

not this time
not today

but it's a dry heat
                        (they say)
        and i wonder
         what fever dreams connect here
         i wonder
         if my skin reddens
         because it sees the sun
         or because eyes see me

if it's any consolation
         they say
it's a dry heat

        perhaps,
                              i won't get wet 
                                                             after all

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Comments

[serpentinejacaranda]

Lyrical and playful - I can feel the sun, the reddening, the apprehension, and the "fuck it, we're here." Really enjoyed this. Fantastic performance, too!

[eeyore_grrl]

Thanks! I had fun with it. Never thought I'd record in a robe. Lol.

[muchtooarrogant]

Thank goodness for comments, or the blind guy would've missed the robe aspect. (chuckle)

Now wait, they're at a nudist resort, and your character's reading their Kindle? Come on! If ever there was a time for people watching! LOL

I enjoyed this. To me, your character seemed overwhelmed, but at the same time pushing themself to have new experiences.

Dan

[eeyore_grrl]

Didn't know you were blind. Will try to give more detail when necessary.I'm here for the nekkid on my own skin not the watching so much. And yet watching occurred.

[bleodswean]

Such naked honesty is nice in a poem! Funny and relatable!

[roina_arwen]

You have a very nice voice! I’d definitely get reddened from the eyes seeing me, I’m too body conscious.

Curious if you meant to infer the sexual aspect of “perhaps I won’t get wet,” or was that just me?

[rayaso]

This was a lot of fun, especially the 104 degrees. We've been having a 100-plus heat wave, so I can relate. The nudist resort added another dimension - it's certainly one way to beat the heat!

[eeyore_grrl]

thanks. it was an interesting experience.

[eeyore_grrl]

i absolutely meant to allude to the sexual aspect. and thanks for the compliment on my voice. it helped when i was a teacher.

[eeyore_grrl]

i cannot handle that kinda heat. the naked and the pool helped a LOT.

[legalpad819]

It has been SO hot here (and my one-zone air conditioning doesn't work well for someone who has to work on the second floor). I've spent a lot of time wishing I was naked lately, but there are too many kids running around this house, including some that are not my own.

[eeyore_grrl]

things get very grey area when kids are involved and REDZONE when they aren't yours.... sorry you can't just strip down. i came home to 75* it's so much better, but i still think it's too hot. i'm wearing clothes.

[halfshellvenus]

I liked this, and as someone living where it was 100-101 this weekend, I feel it too!

As a fair-skinned person, "heat" and "nudist resort" collide to remind me that the sun is my enemy in every circumstance, and I have a hard time remembering that isn't true for everyone.

Congratulations on getting married!

[alycewilson]

You're such a good performer! I always try to listen to you read your poems when I have time.

[eeyore_grrl]

Thank you so much. I love you your writing, so I will just take the compliment (something I'm working on).

[eeyore_grrl]

SHADE STRUCTURES! SHADE STRUCTURES! SHADE STRUCTURES! that was the name of the game. i am honestly *shocked* i didn't even get much tan, never mind lobster-i-fied like i usually do... especially the bits that rarely see the sun... but sunblock and i lived in the shade.

[alycewilson]

I hear you. (And thanks!)

[wolfden]

I really liked this. The it's a dry heat thing - We were in AZ last year at this time and it was brutal, dry heat or not. 104 is too much for me. We have talked about going to a nudist resort but I am never sure how I would actually feel about that.

[marjorica]

How do you make friends at a nudist resort?

Love it!

[adoptedwriter]

Love the lines about skin reddening.

[eeyore_grrl]

i mean, humid is def way worse, don't get me wrong, i'm from the north east.... but when you get to a certain temp it's just fucking hot!

[eeyore_grrl]

we never figured it out... well that's not true.... we learned too late. next time bring board games/card games/nerd candy and see who approaches. :D we played a game in our room with the door open, an escape room box and the day we left people asked us about it...

[eeyore_grrl]

i'm pale as hell and i burn or blush easily!

[kizzy]

Heh, anyone who lives in a humid climate WILL claim that 100F in dry heat is different from trying to breathe heavy, swampy, hot air. It is different, but, as your poem states, 100 is 100. I'd be afraid of sunburning my always covered bits but I wonder if I could reach the "fuck it" conclusion your speaker reaches. I honestly don't know.

[eeyore_grrl]

i'm from upstate NY i KNOW humidity and heat... and yeah there is a difference, sure! but there is also a point where hot is just fucking hot.

as for me, eh, i like being naked so that was nice.

[kizzy]

Ah, I didn't know that. I'm from Boston, so, yeah, we both know that 100 i 100 whether it's humid, dry, or you're burning up next to a commercial oven at work. You should see the permanent heat rash on my back.

I think it's great that you're comfortable being naked. I wish I felt the same.

[drippedonpaper]

A playful description of an unique experience. It's probably a place that will give you many writing ideas? ;)

I enjoyed this.

[fausts_dream]

I really like this you turned up the temperature some for me with words.

Watching your performance adds an extra dimension of awesome.

[gunwithoutmusic]

I liked this - I'm reminded of the time my husband and I felt adventurous and went to a nude beach. :) Also, ugh, the heat! I like the cold more because you can always bundle up more, but you can only take off so much when it's hot out!

[eeyore_grrl]

thanks. it was def interesting.

[eeyore_grrl]

thank you! i've long said half of poetry is how you read/perform it. glad the temperature got turned up. it worked.

[eeyore_grrl]

good for you for trying! the heat though, man. no!