Viscosity

Love keeps things
lubricated. Fingers,
lips, knees, even,
distribute the grease.
All moving parts
require regular
exchanges of fluid.
Try to start
an engine without
oil on the pistons.
Count how many
strokes before
everything seizes up.


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Date created 25 Apr 2012
Date modified 28 Jan 2018
Manuscript The Great Permission
Journal Sinew: 10 Years of Poetry in the Brew, 2011–2021 (Aug 2021)