touch/don’t touch.
we did not know enough
to realize that where
there is smoke,
there is a fire—touch her again
and see if it burnstouch him again
and feel your skin searagainst the hot stove
your mother told you
to keep your hands offbrushstroke fingers
against flickering tongues
of lurid crimson flamesbut we did not know enough
and no one seems to learnhow some things are not
meant to be touched and
how easily people burn.
"I wondered if a memory is something you have or something you’ve lost."
Woody Allen
(Source: likeafieldmouse, via aggressivelyokay)
