If we share one body,
it must be embodiment,
must be that pressing up against the edge
that lets us move in perfect fit,
that lets us feel there’s nothing between
us and the impulse, the precise knowing
of where we are to be –
must be that satisfaction
of having been the dance itself,
of being the very art,
fully in tune

If we are one body,
we must know how we each feel,
must feel the same press within
and so innately follow
all of the intentions
and attentions, all the powering desire  –
we must know how,
within our body,
to be one.

©Wendy Mulhern
August 6, 2021i