as i lay on my back
he placed one hand
in the gentle curve
along my lower back
and the other hand
upon my left thigh
  saying to me
now raise your left
hip up to your ear
and i tried while laughing
but nothing moved
as he countered my force
  and i said
that sounds so crazy
while we both laughed
through the rest
of my scientific
mindbody manipulations
  and today
all i can do is smile

finding myself eager
for nighttime dreams
people i have never met
sharing dreamy things
words, bodies or last night
a barefoot man massaging
my left arm between his feet
and it felt so nice i said
  i can do that too
with my feet like monkeys
as we ate oranges on a car
and it was enough to wake up
happy to see even more
monkeys wandering the street

long walking
arms pendulums
from shoulders
hips motive
legs slinging
feet to land

each step
circulating
the day
around my body

balancing
spreading
releasing

my head
on neck
giving way
to the air
growingly soft
on today's same face