tenderness

sex is great

it's the fuel that carries humanity along
first to make the babies
and then
to power the joy
of life

sex can be rough and bumpy
and bump and grindy

and it can be tender

tender is good now and then
slow down,
exult in the other,
slow down
and let the touch
and
the look
ease out

no hurry
connect

and then
in the non sex times,
if there are any,
tender there, too

the other person is tired
or a little frazzled
or worried
or hurried

don't solve it

don't turn away

just reach out
touch

tender
a
little tenderness
makes the day
and the night

so much more the
sweet
yes
that they are meant to be

that you and I
(and all of us)
are meant to be
yes