sh-tty poem first: Repetitive Stress Injury (will use this title for a better version of this poem someday)

Very few times 

have I been so close

to anyone's body but my own

Very rarely 

have I ever felt sweat 

and spit 

and the implication of 

all other fluids 

very only, 

in fact,

with a single

other being. 

Very many times, 

have I caused pain

by my eyes 

and my mind

and my body

Very often, 

I have trailed 

other beings

seeking those connections

when a single other being

awaits for dreaded report. 

Very quickly

do I crumble

very gradually 

do I run 

very blindly 

do I tell you 

what I tell you 

when I tell you 

what I do.