_____ by N'jeri Faith

I found myself
thinking of you
at the salon
the other day.
So intense, it was,
I had to grab
the hood of the dryer
to steady myself
and keep my Spirit
from leaping out,
searching to find you,
to feel what I fell.

I ran my fingers
around the rim
in a caressing,
soft and gentle.
Did you feel
my fingers in your hair
as you lay in my arms?

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