we were peering into mouths
touching lips with fingers
to see where kisses come from
to see why
and what the inside of a kiss is
we'll get to the bottom of this!
we say as lovers of science
or we’ll die trying
our lips will be astronauts
on a voyage of discovery
we were pressing hands
to rib cages
to keep hearts from exploding out
we were screaming into mouths
listening for moonlight
our pieces were falling off
our bodies moving touching
coming towards
coming together
we didn't have time
to collect them all
they became mixed up
with each other on the floor
we were rescue breathing
into each others mouth
we were collecting each other's
pieces in armfuls
weaving them into a nest