Touch Me is a soliloquy composed by Hank Miller,
-- By Hank Miller
(California professional photographer, freelance writer, former Naval Aviator, and a Vietnam veteran)
Touch me. Don't be afraid. I can't hurt you. Go ahead and touch my smooth surface. Feel the cold, glass-like smoothness and the crevices and lines that make me what I am. Use both hands if you wish. We are more similar than you dare to believe.
Touch my face. Yes, I have a face like yours. It has weathered the centuries as yours has the years. My face portrays my evolution. Yours, the birth and death of a generation. My face has aged like yours as we have endured together the testimony of earth elements.
I have eyes like yours. My in
I can feel your hands and the sweat from your palms flow into the countless combination of the letters that make me. I know you. I have known you since I was able to breathe in the air as my smoothness began to take shape and my color matured along with natural flaws. You have known me since the days when you came to take me from my mother.
You cannot hear me. I am static and unmoving. But, I can hear your murmurs and your cries of pain and sadness. Your sons and daughters ask why? There are no answers. I am very old. I have seen everything and I am none the wiser for the pain and suffering and I have witnessed since I rose from the bowels of the earth. I have witnessed the conflict, the death, the civilizations, and the societies that have come before you. Yet I remain mystified
I feel sad yet alive with a purpose. I have come to know those who are now an integral part of the reason for my being here at this place and time. That purpose has become apparent as I stand before you on this day while your brethren gather to witness my reflections and the changes of light that mirror your soul.
I am a reflection of you…
I am all of you…
I am your spirit..
I am The Wall.
相关单词:miller
miller解释:n.磨坊主
miller例句:
Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。
相关单词:naval
naval解释:adj.海军的,军舰的,船的
naval例句:
He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
The harbour is an
相关单词:aviator
aviator解释:n.飞行家,飞行员
aviator例句:
The young aviator bragged of his exploits in the sky.那名年轻的飞行员吹嘘他在空中飞行的英勇事迹。
Hundreds of admirers besieged the famous aviator.数百名爱慕者围困那个著名飞行员。
相关单词:crevices
crevices解释:n.(尤指岩石的)裂缝,缺口( crevice的名词复数 )
crevices例句:
It has bedded into the deepest crevices of the store. 它已钻进了店里最隐避的隙缝。 来自辞典例句
The wind whistled through the crevices in the rock. 风呼啸着吹过岩石的缝隙。 来自辞典例句
相关单词:portrays
portrays解释:v.画像( portray的第三人称单数 );描述;描绘;描画
portrays例句:
The museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of canals. 博物馆的藏品让运河200 年的历史再现眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
The film portrays Gandhi as a kind of superman. 这部电影把甘地描绘成一个超人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词:aged
aged解释:adj.年老的,陈年的
aged例句:
He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老,然而记忆力还好。
相关单词:testimony
testimony解释:n.证词;见证,证明
testimony例句:
The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
相关单词:in
in
in
Centuries of wind and rain had worn away the in
The in
相关单词:countless
countless解释:adj.无数的,多得不计其数的
countless例句:
In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。
相关单词:murmurs
murmurs解释:n.低沉、连续而不清的声音( murmur的名词复数 );低语声;怨言;嘀咕
murmurs例句:
They spoke in low murmurs. 他们低声说着话。 来自辞典例句
They are more superficial, more distinctly heard than murmurs. 它们听起来比心脏杂音更为浅表而清楚。 来自辞典例句
相关单词:bowels
bowels解释:n.肠,内脏,内部;肠( bowel的名词复数 );内部,最深处
bowels例句:
Salts is a medicine that causes movements of the bowels. 泻盐是一种促使肠子运动的药物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
The cabins are in the bowels of the ship. 舱房设在船腹内。 来自《简明英汉词典》