Four

rose

petals

two

white

two

pink

draw

breath

meet

somewhere

mid-life

touch

cautiously

move

against

parting

tongues

dancing

expressing

true

selves

Learn

water

grow

See

understand

know

Hear

listen

sow

Feel

touch

oh

Daybreak

moon

small

bright

yawns

after

the

night

rubbing

eyes

I

awake

to

bird

song

east

light

blushing

beyond

ridges

stirring

this

new

day

In

my

body

I

yearn

primary

gutterall

primitive

base

but

love

ah love

I

ache

secondary

starlight

moon glow

day

break

winks

laughter

Let

me

be

your

secondary

primarily

Youth

runny

pure

funny

molten

Middle

cast

hard

define

admire

Old

patina

respect

weathered

knowledge