For the describe me as a character ask: Ember
if i touch her hand, she
pulls away, almost as if i’ve burned her and yet
i’ve learned to stroke an ember, you wait patiently
feeding her with gentle love
with kind words
with sticks and stones that don’t break bones
and
reaching out with palm face up, letting her fingers
tickle my palm lines
letting her draw the story of us with our mingled lifelines
with us.