Centripetal Force

The dip is a bonus.
Forehead to forehead,
we exchange sweat
before the drop and recover,
your hand always on my back;
the other, a firm anchor.

After, there is the reaction
to the rhythm and fiddle;
the stomp and clap--
timing is crucial:
better never than late
as they say.
I say, late is all it takes
to become human again.
and contact.
 
For fifteen minutes,
I'll love you.
I will bend, turn, and buckle
in whatever way you lead me to.
We will share what little
we know and this
will fasten us together
like seat belt to body.