I love the way your quadriceps twitch beneath the table,
\nawakening your patella
\nand asking your damaged collateral ligaments if they are feeling any stronger today.
\nAnd I love how the curvature of your corneas focuses light just before it reaches your retina,
\nweakening your long-distance sight
\nand giving me another excuse to come closer.
\nI love the thickened areas of stratum corneum on your palms,
\nsummoned from layers below each time you reach for a wrench,
\nand how they grip onto my epidermis each time you reach for my hand.
\nI love the way you manipulate your vocal cords and adjust the curve of your tongue
\nto effortlessly transform the air in your lungs into the sweetest \u201cGood morning,\u201d
\nand how your right lateral incisor proudly stands just a slight bit forward from the rest of your smile,
\nand how the collection of melanocytic nevi on your skin connects to form a crescent moon,
\nor an elephant, or train tracks,
\ndepending on how the neurons in my brain direct my imagination that day.
\nI love the way your closed fist is pressed against the angle of your mandible,
\nsupporting your head and all the vessels that travel through the delicate tunnels within your neck
\nthat converge as they greet the heart I loved from day one.<\/p>\n