MAKING MAPS

i’m a cartographer
exploring the geography
of your body
with the whorls
of sensitively ridged
fingertips
measuring
each minute inch
of you

i graze the valleys
and the hills
the bushy regions
the smooth plateaus
and delve into
dark crevices
that give up their secrets
from damp depths
to the tender caresses
of my skin
my lips

i shiver
at your intense scouring
of my own terrain
i cannot escape
your thorough scrutiny
your meticulous examination
of my flesh

when we have taken
all that we can
from our sensuous
expeditions
we lie defenceless
in our exhaustion
having committed
our maps
to memory


(Multi Media Detail: Loving Hands by Carlton)
© Carlton Carr 2013-10-31
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