Start by asking each other some simple questions
Like where are your souls at rest and what is it that hurts?
Then go to those places,
Walk in, take your shoes off, fix the drinks,
Feel the texture of the floor beneath you, the thick pile carpet
The cool, edgeless hardwood. Even the size of your step
Must have purpose.
It’s OK to stay a while, long enough to look
For the best thing to take back with you, then take it,
But not so long as to become intoxicated. You will need sobriety later
When it comes to fathoming the warm, wet places
That require precision.
Celebrate the surprise of skin
Without appearing surprised. Squeeze the space between you until
It bursts. Don’t cry out names unless you’ve already
Whispered your deepest secrets into each other’s palms
Kiss them quickly, finger by finger.
Then make a fist and enclose your work.
When you’ve parted, look for the thing you removed
Decide if there is further interest
If so, go back and repeat these instructions,
If not, wait a few days before neglecting to call.
