Mish has set the dverse prompt for today.
‘So,today I am asking you to write a poem that pays homage to hands’.
The Simian Line
The single palmar transverse crease
is etched across your hands –
both of them – rare, I believe.
You’re a one percent boy to man.
Head melding with heart – confusion.
Emotion is a record on faces.
Mind matters most; a skewed fusion
of logic built on moving bases.
Frustration dogs you frequently.
Your crystal clear view – invisible
to the naked eye of all and sundry
who don’t/won’t see – or are unable
without your cursed clarity
and one-eyed reason. The brain,
reluctant to sleep, peddles endlessly
its dilemmas, solutions, think-pain.
You don’t feel a real part of it.
An observer; disregarded.
If only they knew how little
they know – climbed over your guarded
wall into your silent bluff.
Your hands curl in, hiding you palms,
just as your body armour rebuffs
the warmth of a mother’s arms.
Moving Poems 
That final stanza was a surprise to me, but not at all incongruent.
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Thanks, Victoria. I’ve just posted more info on Grace’s comment 🙂
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That’s an interesting observation of the lines on our palm , like a character sketch ~ I just checked, as I don’t have it, and it is unusual to have this simian line ~ I read that a medical condition might be the reason why it is so (as to why the baby is rejecting the mother’s warmth) ~ Thanks for joining us ~
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Thanks, Grace. The simian line occurs in approx 3% of European population – a double simian in only 1%. It has been linked to many physiological disorders, but also to great genius. In the case I write about it refers to someone with high functioning Aspergers Syndrome. A type of autism. Among the traits are ‘extreme’ hobbies, profound thinking, a sense of ‘disconnection’ to other people, an inability to fully understand or express emotion – including tactile. They do feel – very deeply, but it all gets mixed up with logic. Hence the heart and head line are merged.
Hope that helps.
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PS
Tony Blair has a double simian. Robert de Niro has one on left hand.
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Super interesting info, and a great piece.
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Thanks for the additional info ~
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It is super interesting. There’s a couple of people who I would like to check this out on…
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Thank you, Gayle, although it doesn’t apply everyone with problems, of course – and vice versa 🙂
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“if only they knew how little they know – climbed over your guarded wall into your silent bluff.”
This line is brilliant. I believe it could be the genuine feeling of those who have a different way of connecting to the world and those around them.
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Thank you, Mish
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Such interesting info… The name itself also.. Have you read “The curious incident of the dog in the night time”? The way to connect is so different and understanding other people’s reaction.
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Wow, Bjorg. It’s on my bedside table as we speak, and that’s exactly the condition.
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I love what I learn here. It seems I didn’t know what I didn’t know. Thanks Susan! A superb piece!
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Thanks, Walt, but if you keep calling me Susan I shall have to start calling you Wally 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Shirley, I am sorry. I have been trying rapid fire to respond to poems and I crossed wires. And touche on the Wally! I’ll remember from here on out. And slow down apparently! 🙂 Thanks for the notification, Shirley!
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🙂
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Sadly.. Love iS
Not a rule aT hand..
but a gift and
one to be
treaSuRed
when Free
and practiCinG
greateR.. when cOld
hands of fear..
anger..
and hate..:)
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