You slide in my hand
like a lost lover.
No wonder I am afraid:
such intense longing,
maybe I’ll be left behind.
They say if you rub two
together they multiply.
Or start a fire.
A card is simply
no substitute:
you should be here.
Only when I touch
can I feel truly healed.
Let me kiss you
as you go.
Among David Radavich’s poetry collections are two epics, America Bound and America Abroad, as well as Middle-East Mezze and The Countries We Live In. His plays have been performed across the U.S. and in Europe. His latest book is Unter Der Sonne / Under The Sun: German and English Poems.
