On A Molecular Level

You asked me where it hurt 

And I wanted to say 

Everywhere, and, 

Does it ever bother you that 

No matter how tightly our bodies press together 

No matter how close we make love 

We will never really be touching because

The molecules of you and the molecules of 

Me have space between them, and 

Do you ever think about enclosing that space,

Does it scare you too?

Instead I told you 

I feel it in my soul, I guess,

Sometimes here and sometimes there

It’s not too bad, 

Not like fire or fear, 

Not too bad.

Sometimes- I say-

I don’t even notice it at all,

Like it’s not really there

And I wanted to say 

That I think about it a lot:

How I’ll never really touch you and how

Maybe some day that will be 

Comfort but for now 

I feel it everywhere, and that 

Maybe if I love you everywhere

I’ll stop noticing that too