Where now does the body
\ngo (pillow between<\/p>\n
your legs is not me) the
\nfeet know, scratch at<\/p>\n
the surface of the sheet,
\nthe heat underneath<\/p>\n
a victory, space
\nfinally defeated.<\/p>\n
Your back (turned away, soft
\nwall) is all secrets. Each<\/p>\n
spot counted aligns to
\nanother name. I lay<\/p>\n
out a hand, take it,
\nI say, let my lines make<\/p>\n
their mark there (You move,
\nmoan through <\/p>\n
a syllable that is
\nnot me). The groove<\/p>\n
down your middle, shallow
\nsplit of rib-<\/p>\n
cage, rises,
\nsettles in, my hand<\/p>\n
once met you there and
\nwas enough, I am<\/p>\n
thinking. My thought is not
\nmy hand. (Facing me, <\/p>\n
breath sweet needle
\nbursts) the curse is <\/p>\n
in the closeness.
\nI try to breathe in and in<\/p>\n
and in; air an ocean,
\nsalt, seaweed, rose-hips.<\/p>\n
(Your round lower lip
\ncurls slightly in:<\/p>\n
\u201cRise,\u201d I think it is
\nsaying) I rise, my<\/p>\n
parts all re-align
\ning. Outside, silence is<\/p>\n
a disguise\u2014sparrow
\nfinds her perfect<\/p>\n
perch, worm rolls toward
\nthe ivy shade. (You,<\/p>\n
now spark of eyes,
\nbreasts, shoulder, neck,<\/p>\n
white stones of a river-
\nbed) your body<\/p>\n
says, simply, not time
\nyet, rest, rest, rest, rest.<\/p>\n
Where now does the body go (pillow between your legs is not me) the feet know, scratch at the surface of the sheet, the heat underneath a victory, space finally defeated. Your back (turned away, soft wall) is all secrets. Each spot counted aligns to another name. I lay out a hand, take it, I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[16],"tags":[25],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Jypy-1JC","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6672"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6672"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10087,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6672\/revisions\/10087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}