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Press

If we 
had no books
only ourselves
what would I
read in lines
of your face
how long
could I browse
the corridors
of your eyes
where would
I not hear
the echo
of your voice
even our heat
would speak
and we would
learn by embracing
and the press
of our fingers

—Rick Maxson

Rick Maxson is the author of Under the Pearl Moon. “Press” is used by permission of the poet. Photo by Annie Spratt, Creative Commons, via Unsplash.