somehow
my fingertips
maintain
sensitivity
despite the
callouses
attuned to
the texture
of clay
the elasticity
of dough
and
especially
to the
particular
tingle
that comes
when i am
near you
2 thoughts on “forgive the roughness”
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narinda heng 
This is in apple-pie order – it ends very neatly, and I appreciate how the three verses even looks like the three parts of a finger.
“Apple-pie order” – I’ve never heard that expression before. I like apple pie.
I hadn’t considered the form, but I suppose the line breaks presented themselves to me that way for a reason. :)