i’m learning to count
my smallness as a blessing
though there are places
i find harder to reach
there are also those
places i fit more easily
i’ve learned to appreciate
how near the earth my heart is
how my footfalls crush
fewer blades of grass
i am still learning
how this body and this self
can be embraced
still working to accept what it is
to be carried by another
how we carry each other
beyond our bodies
how when you get close enough
lips are lips and hands are hands
and breath is breath
and love is love
no matter
the size of the vessel
