i relate in body parts,
because my words fall short of hearts.
i relate, in knowing we both have twelve pairs of ribs,
the same way you and i have the curve to our hips.
i relate, in knowing your ulna runs down my radius,
the same way my thumb runs down your humerus.
i relate, in knowing how our teeth align,
the same way you compliment my design.
so i nest my mandibula,
in the crevice of your scapula,
set my rhythm to the countdown of your vertebra.
i relate, in knowing a pair of lips doesn't make two,
not unless they meet as me and you.
of closeness spoken through body parts, translated through touch.