Touched
Touched


Small fingers
skin stretched, pulled over bone
touched and felt and caressed
brown bricks–
uneven, old, crumbling–
as if they were feet
as if they would bless the fingers that touched them.
Small fingers
skin stretched, pulled over bone
touched and felt and caressed
brown bricks–
uneven, old, crumbling–
as if they were feet
as if they would bless the fingers that touched them.