Temple

Not a place of worship exactly
but one I like to go back to
and where, you could say, I take
sanctuary: this smooth area
above the ear and around the corner
from your forehead, where your hair
is as silky as milkweed.
The way to feel its featheriness best
is with the lips. Though you
are going gray, right there
your hair is as soft as a girl’s,
the two of us briefly young again
when I kiss your temple.

Jeffrey Harrison

CultFit Temple


8 Comments on “Temple”

  1. katelon says:

    Very sweet and loving!

  2. Mike says:

    A work of great tenderness Jeffrey – my compliments.


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