Carly Findlay

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New touch. Life after skin hunger.

July 6, 2014 Carly Findlay 14 Comments

I've been experiencing new touch. I realise I'm far from experiencing skin hunger now. I can't even remember what it's like to yearn for touch after doing so for years. It's like this frequent touch has erased all loneliness. He holds me so tight I might burst. My love is so … [Read more...]

skin, skin hunger, touch, travel, Uncategorized

This skin, it’s hungry.

April 15, 2013 Carly Findlay 31 Comments

you cling to me like a koala on my back, warm and close, arms encircling my paper bark trunk.our limbs play, like intertwining branches, tickling infinity, delivering each other stars.we doze, full of eucalyptus love, concave like gum leaves, i will store this memory in deserted … [Read more...]

ichthyosis, skin, skin hunger, touch, Uncategorized

Untouched

July 12, 2011 Carly Findlay 32 Comments

For most people, being touched is something they take for granted. It just happens. A hug from a friend, a hand being held, a pat on the shoulder for reassurance. These small moments of physical affection aren't milestones for most people. They are events that are just done - … [Read more...]

carly findlay, darren hayes, disability, ichthyosis, physical affection, touch, Uncategorized, unlovable

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