"I didn't like looking at people when I did it, like those tribes afraid part of their soul will peel away if someone takes a picture of them."
— Packer, ZZ (b. 1973)
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October 5th, 2007
Metaphor
"I didn't like looking at people when I did it, like those tribes afraid part of their soul will peel away if someone takes a picture of them."
Metaphor in Context
Well, that one day - after he'd railed against the Federal Reserve Board, NAFTA, the gun lobby and the neo-industrial complex--we fed the crickets and went to bed. When I say went to bed, I mean, we made love. I used to call it sex, but Gideon said I might as well call it rape. Making love was all about the mind. One time, in a position that would have been beautiful art, he said, "Look at me. Really look at me." I didn't like looking at people when I did it, like those tribes afraid part of their soul will peel away if someone takes a picture of them. When Gideon and I did lock eyes, I must admit, it felt different. Like we were--for a moment--part of the same picture.
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Reading
Citation
The Guardian (5 October, 2007). <Link to The Guardian>
Date of Entry
06/22/2014
