everything
how many times
has my last act of the day
been to place my lips
on your right shoulder blade?
always the right.
it must be calculable
within a reasonable margin:
thirty-eight years
three hundred and sixty-five
days in each, give or take.
in truth though
it's not the amount that matters.
each kiss
means everything.
Steve Shepherd writes poems and takes photographs. He used to make radio programmes, mostly jazz.