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Shameless Beauty
SHAMEL
They awoke in the
dim light of dawn
No one saw her arrival
Or, knew where she came from
Or, how she got there
"She came during the night", one remarked
Shrouded in mystery as thick as the heavy grey mantle she wore
She seemed to gracefully settled down as if for a long wait
"But, who does she wait for?", they questioned
The outline of her figure was concealed save for the gentle
Slope of her back
Her features were barely discernible under the hood which covered
most
of her face
"Who is she?", "What is she?", they wanted
to know
Her feet, clad in black oversized shoes, could be seen beneath
Her coat
An occasional breeze would reveal a well-turned, white
Stockinqed ankle
She never speaks, as if she is too grand for the rest
Days went on into weeks, and still she remained
Her coat became dingey as she sat there, never moving
It began to tatter from the wear of the elements
"She must have a shady past", was the opinion of one
"She could be exiled royalty", was the thought of another
"But why is she here?", "Will she ever go?",
one sniffed
As time went on, she was mostly ignored
Her presence became commonplace to them
One night a heavy wind lifted the coat to reveal the satin
Glow of her shoulder
She made no move to cover herself
"Shameless hussy!", someone hissed
"Ah, if the rest of her is as beautiful!", exclaimed
another
"Someone loved her in her prime", remarked a romantic
Renewed rumours, gossip and speculations brought them out their
Day to day boredom of routine comings and goings
She was neither deaf nor blind to the sounds and activity about
her
She made no attempt to defend herself, she remained motionless
Still waiting....waiting
He will come
He must
They began to keep a vigil
Someone was always there to watch her
In each of them, a fondness for her kindled
They began to feel her longing and sorrow
"There is nothing we can do for her!", one wept aloud
Then one night, the darkest....most moonless night
A shadowed figure approached her
She felt her dusty coat being gently tugged from around her
Bcdy
Cool, strong hands began to roam her face, her shoulders,
Her spine
She felt aroused inside, but could not move
Gently, expertly, he opened her
She felt him enter her
There was a spark ignited inside of her
Oh, it had been so long!
She purred to life again
They moved together, rolled together
She wrapped herself around him in an eternal embrace
This is what she waited and longed for
This was her ecstacy
In the dawn, they blinked their eyes open
She was gone!
"Oh, my!", "Oh no!", "What has happened
to her?",
"Where has she gone?", they cried and exclaimed, and
cried
Again.
One of them, seeking to unravel the mystery of her Disappearance
Cautiously approached the place where she had lain for so long.
The only clue, the only evidence that she had even been there
Lay on the ground.
Then they all gathered around
Her dusty old coat, laying in a heap, was stained and soiled
Aborbing her life fluids of oil and gasoline
She was gone
The void she left could never be filled again
But they knew, somehow, that wherever she had gone, she was
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© 2000 George Pararas-Carayannis
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