Skin

hands to cup chin and cheek
lips to trace a nape of neck

hips to fit a belly's curve
words to wintness what we have

i used to say a pillow pressed
against my chest will pass for touch

but now to press a long your spine
reach over you and cup your brest

i'll never know a better rest

- Jayne Relaford Brown
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