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THE DURATION OF A TOUCH
THE DURATION OF A TOUCH
How long is the duration of a touch until
It is infused with forgetfulness? Are there
Such images of touch we can remember?
Navigating your curves, I held to memory
All your contours and felt each suppleness;
Gazing back after it in images retained.
Because of your blissful touch, I remember
Because of you each caress last; because the
Place you touched in me doesn’t disappear.
Under your hands is quintessential duration
And in our embrace is eternity remembered;
We both touched the very material of love.
Remembering your hands without pressure;
Delineating my torso as an artist would; how
Far can we go touching each other like this?
Gods touch the universe but that is for them;
We have a cathexis and a way of forming that
They are unaware. We touch beyond our self.
