Author: Eve Sanchez

https://youtube.com/live/sQ1rIjqwg1s?si=ArA3yQBbKWBLY-mY

He wanted me to protect his walls.
I started to chisel at them first,
then I hammered parts away,
Now I have a bomb to detonate it.

Title: “Do Not Talk to My Body”

The title initially reads as a stern rejection, but the irony woven into the poem hints at a deeper longing hidden beneath the surface.

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Interpretation:

1. Surface Boundaries vs. Hidden Desire
   • “DO NOT TALK TO MY BODY WITH YOUR HANDS, / TALK TO MY FACE THAT TALKS”
     On the surface, the speaker sets clear boundaries, demanding intellectual and emotional connection over physical touch. However, the capitalized refrain and rhythmic insistence may suggest a suppressed yearning for the very thing being denied—a paradox of wanting to be reached but resisting vulnerability.
2. The Complexity of Connection
   • “Talk to my brain that understands, / Talk to my mind that will consider all”
     The speaker demands cerebral engagement, yet this insistence on mental connection could be a deflection—a way to mask a longing for deeper intimacy. The irony lies in the speaker’s implicit admission that they wish for the physical connection they outwardly reject.
3. The Testing of Boundaries
   • “Allow me to question you, / Test you, and tell you”
     These lines create a dynamic where the speaker is in control, carefully evaluating the other’s intentions. Yet the act of testing implies an invitation: a desire to be pursued, convinced, and, perhaps, to eventually let their guard down.
4. The Climax of Irony
   • “DO NOT TALK TO MY BODY WITH YOUR HANDS, / DO NOT MAKE ME LOSE MY MIND!”
     The repeated rejection grows increasingly impassioned, almost as if the speaker is trying to convince themselves. The irony is most apparent here: the fear of “losing their mind” reveals that they are already teetering on the edge, resisting but secretly craving what they deny.

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Themes:

• Irony in Vulnerability: The speaker’s outward rejection of physical touch contrasts with a hidden desire for it, revealing the tension between fear of vulnerability and the need for connection.
• Control and Power: The speaker’s insistence on setting terms creates an interplay of dominance and submission, where control masks deeper emotions.
• Human Duality: The poem captures the universal contradiction of wanting what we resist and resisting what we want.

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Tone and Style:

The tone is layered: assertive on the surface but with a subtle undercurrent of longing. The irony creates a playful tension, making the poem more than a straightforward declaration—it becomes a dance of concealment and revelation.

Eve’s final words

I had to revise and tell AI my secret which I was requesting secretly that which the poem appears to reject. The poem is ironic.

This poem was born from the fact that I realized that when we (females) have an orgasm, we lose our minds. So from that idea I went back to create this poem in which I request (of my lover) not to make me lose my mind, which is literally what I am asking for, in code.

Are you thinking that this is why men can’t understand women? Don’t be silly, this is child’s play, everyone knows this is a thing.

The AI part was cute, but really, let me tell you a sexy tale:

Once upon my bed, my beloved (Scorpio) and I were writing poetry when suddenly I said:

“Please don’t” -paused and then “stop!” this is the kind of stuff you say when you write poetry together…. – try it if you don’t believe me –

Now, those words came out sexy, it seemed like I was saying, ” Please, don’t stop” He was very turned on! I was shy back then!

“Please don’t stop!” and “Please don’t… stop!” are very similar phrases and differ only in the pauses and intonation when we speak them. If I say it fast, harsh, and while giving the man a look, it means Stop!

If I look into his eyes and softly say “Please don’t” (dooooooon’t – very slowly and drawn out) then I pause and look into his eyes and say “Stop” with a smirk then it is a play on words and a perhaps shy way of telling him not to stop doing what he is doing. It is also playing with his mind.

Did that make sense or do I need to get AI to explain it?

Basically, this poem is an ironic piece. It doesn’t mean that I endorse talking like this to men because men can be so brutally dangerous (I know from experience) but I like to play in my man’s head because the worst that can happen is something I want.

I opened the poem by communicating not to talk to my body with his hands (because that is what I can’t say no to)

Then I list the natural stops: communication and brain power. If he engages me that way, I am the winner, I got those.

And basically, it closes by referring to how his talking to my body with his hands makes me lose my mind.

Eve

https://youtube.com/live/qoEgKcrww6E?si=PJrSk498KLmc4DE6

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