A Moment Of Discovery

"A distant memory of exploring my body as a teenager."

Windows rattled, buffeted by the stormDoor locked against the goose-pimpling coldLights off, 1950s bar heater suffusingMy bedroom with a warm, secret, orange glow.These things I noticed, in trepidationForestalling, mentally edgingAs a towel was laid upon the carpet. and a small...