A poem by Alison Smith

Click here to watch Sandra Alland’s film of Alison Smith performing “Fingers” in British Sign Language. Please watch with the sound turned off (the voice-over is for partially sighted or blind viewers).

Fingers

fingers i stroke you look

i gasp, tingle

i want, i want, i want

i fear, you don’t

i look, you smile

you kiss, i melt

you kiss, stroke scars on scars

you kiss, stroke skin

you kiss, stroke ears

you kiss, hold close

your kiss, inside

me

your love

i want, i want, i want