JUSTICE

Caressing

the usual breasts
the obvious thigh

but also the forgotten places
the ignored places
the looked down upon places

like small towns
the freeway
has bypassed

in the rush to get to
where we are going

and yet the traveler also
needs to spend time with

also needs
to explore

bringing them
into the swing of things
the back and forth
the circle of praise

the valley
of the underarms
the loneliness
of ankles

the zone of
lines and wrinkles
the republic
of ear lobes

amid the kissing
and the cuddling

the stroking
and enfolding

the making love

doing justice
to them
also

before we
come