shocking vivid stories told with raw language beauty, appearing upon heels of violence, tragedy, relieved by humor. life as he knows it, magically appears in listener’s mind.
she feels attraction, compelled to lean toward him.
burning, blazing charismatic man volcano spouting strength, robustness, health. what he offers, terrifies. compelled drawn like a magnet to it’s opposite pole,
counter impulse, to shrink away. repelled. rough powerful hands, life’s dirt ingrained in flesh. intimidated. sheer bulk of him. towering confidence, frightening roughness. coarse speech insulting to her ear, yet lyrical. pictures of life glowing, burning with light and color. interjecting movement. listener surging with him on floods of brutal eloquence.
rough phases of his life, insults to her soul. yet irresistible. evil attraction to have such power over her. dichotomy and paradox, firmly established in her mind, reeling, resistance fading like ice cubes melting in coffee..
Desert Dweller 