muscle memory

Palms assimilate into each other
fingers twined carefully and precisely
in untaught but practiced motions
shared through the ancient stream of consciousness
of the language of lovers
Hips juxtaposed in almost cradled position
light reflected from an alternate reality
only useful to onlookers
eyes become useless when each wrinkle,
pore and smile has been engraved into
muscle memory
there, hidden in the fingerprint of the
lover is the likeness of the other

delightfully inscribed

and painstakingly earned.