Spoken Silence

About the Book

Oil Stains

You have seeped into my skin
Soaked into my pores like
An undiscovered oil
Slowly applied daily
Until my breath begins to taste like you
My eyes begin to speak like you
My laugh begins to sing like you
My mind begins to write like you
My hands begin to think like you
And I smile
At the thought of you
Keeping me warm
Until the sight of you
Becomes enough

About the Author

Brandelyn N. Castine is the author of Everybody Plays the Fool and resides in Northern California. She graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in English and is currently working on her second novel. Spoken Silence: Life in Four Parts is her first volume of poetry and essays.