I want to learn the
language your body speaks,
language your body speaks,
Whispered by your hips
as you move,
as you move,
Decode the ciphers
between your sighs.
between your sighs.
I have learned the
angle of your slouch,
angle of your slouch,
The spread of your
fingers
fingers
And the coil of your
curls.
curls.
There is a science to
you I have not yet learned.
you I have not yet learned.
I have learned the
contours of your face
contours of your face
The locations of your
moles
moles
The longitude and
latitude of your dimples
latitude of your dimples
The length and breadth
of your smile
of your smile
Better than I ever
learned geography.
learned geography.
Maybe I’d map those
contours of your face
contours of your face
(Which I’ve already
committed to memory)
committed to memory)
but I can’t.
To recreate the
brownness of your skin
is more motivation than three years of art
brownness of your skin
is more motivation than three years of art
Ever were.
Writing commits you to
memory.
memory.