Carina Kohn 

 

Verb
1. (I want) to run my hands through
your hair like an archaeologist  

sifts sand: fingertips
like brushes, clearing away  

the heavy wait
to you  

Verb
2. (I want) to unearth—more
a skill of moving 

than undoing, skill of parting
particles—  

anticipated touch, heat
(also collect, polish, name)  

until I sit surrounded
by sand and scooped soil 

and become  

Noun
3. sensed.