carton of eggs in the wrapping paper basket

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he mixes salad with his fingers
while mac drags a shoestring across the carpet.
how will i be nourished
by this gentleness hooded in black.
mac dragging a shoestring across the carpet
is how i’ve wanted to be held.
great gentleness under a black hoodie
sleeves reaching down to his fingernails.
this is how i’ve been meaning to be held
the night once more in full blossom.
what gets carried under fingernails?
the real. that’s where the awe lies.
the night once more in full spring blossom
new ways in which this will be nourishing
the real is where awe lies
he mixes salad with his glorious fingers.