Tenderness

tenderness inside, tenderness all around the perimeter, tenderness in voice, in thoughts of winding around each other, the may dance, the year to follow, passion and tenderness intertwined like our fingers when we dance, in ecsatatic circles tender waves reach us, move us mouth to mouth, my mouth to your sex, your mouth to mine, sweet morning with tender caress, helping each other awaken with a gentle nudge of loving, just while the tea steeps, then off to work, off we go, me on the motorcycle you on the bus, tender hearts wide open in caligraphic lace, hearts on heels, scrubbed clean in the bath last night, tracing the lengths of your limbs with the loofa, making the most of every touch, rinse, all of those images today belonging, belonging to this day.