a lecture

a lecture

there are subtleties a man
must learn      to differentiate between
the values of a
society are pillars and
between those
truths and people unaware
their behavior     
greater constants than mathematics
only slighter
than affection          elusive as an atom
and noticed under
the microscope
of tender unnoticed     gestures like
      the removal of
      an eye lash
      from a cheek
      the blush in
      brown skin and moisture
      of lips when
      helping with the dishes
      drying
      the pretense of
      emotional distance and
      the sound of a swallow
      singing at the end
      of a sentence
      and this     gap

a pause in thought.

there’s a science to  be made
of this
a study of soft
hands and lips     
close       nights in a laboratory
of sheets      
askew with writing
and writhing to
make a sense of why we try to learn
love      what we already
inherently know