Sunday, June 23, 2013

Observation of a Need for Touch


The need to be acknowledged —
Like a child,
The necessity for touch never diminishes.

Craving intimate affection
Like a fly on shit;
We cannot help ourselves.

As I meet them, eye-to-eye
We sit across the table,
Not saying a word.

BE WITH ME!
Their language screams.
Palms face up

My phone in my pocket,
Senses alert,
Unfazed by the barking dog.

I hold them,
In the roundness of my heart,
With the firmness of my eyes.

LISTEN TO ME!
Their language urges.
I’m here,

I whisper
To their sensibility.
I listen with my mouth shut. 

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