Friday, May 16, 2008

Hands

It was very odd

and wonderful

and freeing

to confine my consciousness to

hands

your hand, inching closer

clenching and unclenching

nervous, I think

my hand edging over, upwards

towards

your hand, resolved, I think

drifting lower

my hand, moving

(would-be casual) up to

contact:

your pinky, drifting over, across

my fingers, turning

my hand, turning over

until my fingers crept

and your fingers wrapped

with unprecedented boldness

into one another’s palms.