We lost control of our hands<\/p>\n
It started standing beside the drafting table
\nwhen after years of friendship
\nwe first pressed our bodies together-<\/p>\n
While our mouths overpowered, played seek and devour,
\nyour T-square my protractor
\nOur hands self-possessed, quite unbeknownst to us,
\nwere vigorously drafting, pencil nubs scratching<\/p>\n
Soon after: the framing, the two-by-fours nailing,
\nthe screwing and screwing and
\nAll
\nThat
\nErecting
\nwe making eyes through the beams, we sparking eager, we
\ndripping sweat
\nin the sawdust unseen<\/p>\n
By halflight the install- we hang and smooth drywall
\nmy dust mask your jab saw
\nNow a maze of partitions block our once open diction
\nHide our rapture from the outside, hide our selves from each other<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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