**i Shall Warm My Palms Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

I shall warm my palms
By rubbing together
Before I feel the ice
Of your chest
And be the heat
In your bones

I shall warm my palms
By placing them
On your cheeks
In the cold wind
From the north

I shall warm my palms
When I touch
Those red lips
For the outline
For the softness

I shall warm my palms
Before the love
Heat of flame
When it makes
Your shape

I shall warm my palms
For the cup
Of wine
Of my favorite
Cappuccino

I shall warm my palms
For my lonely nights
For the anguish
For the memories
For the tears
On my face
21/4/2009