My Natural State
Self Portrait
Me in my natural state: Nude with glasses, pigtails, and my camera.
Self Portrait
Me in my natural state: Nude with glasses, pigtails, and my camera.
As soon as I saw the “Sexing Up The movies” theme for this week’s Sinful Sunday competition, I knew I wanted to do Sin City, my favorite movie. I had a lot of fun shooting and editing these comic inspired images. This is definitely the longest I’ve ever spent working on a Sinful Sunday post, and I’m proud of how it came out, especially since I did everything by myself!
Two hands clutch
at my neck,
calloused and steady,
they peel
me apart, one papery
layer at a time.
They don’t ask to
stretch and unravel
my hair like yarn,
nor for the strength
of my teeth and blood.
Plucked and oozing
I drip against cold metal,
I’m caught in momentum,
I hold tight
As my bones crack
and fizzle, and my thoughts
are sucked
into some black hole
in the center.
The bell hums
my last revolution,
and I’m only a fingerprint,
greasy on smooth glass:
I cling,
I linger,
I’m smeared,
I’m wiped clean.
I took this photo on Tuesday evening while shooting my Pure Wand Self Portrait.
If you like it, you’ll probably enjoy this one as well. :)
This image was featured in the Toy With Me Tuesday April Round-up; thanks Ness!