Nerve Endings Poem by RIC BASTASA

push them too hard
and they end of
splitting

push them some more
and they
gnash you with pain
on their
endings

relax and stay cool
there is no hurry
for all these

take time
let things go
let the taste simmer
to the nerve
ending of the tongue

savor
what is so tasteful
in the future

keep everything settled
inside the palm
open
spread and let something
pure remain
along the lines
of your cozy
skin

love and love and let go
things come back
if they are really yours
forever