an unrehearsed universe

In the Naming

a moment, please.

let us spare some speech
for unspeakable things:

the affinity

between
our wrists

the delectable thump

blood rushing
in unison
across the planet

the exquisite embrace

the rare occasions
we meet face to face

with my hands
like this
yours
like that

the tension transmitted

through lines of cable
towers and receivers
binds us closer

emphasizes the distance

the silence
of jungles

tropical and urban

in the background
of the letters we write

the lonely bed

your head
could never
rest comfortably
here

except in secret

conscientious always

far and few
the occasions

where fevered glances
betray
the unpalatable
private truth;

thus
I claim you

brother
mine

if only in the naming.