Predator Handshake

Such a shitty meme,

but a clear mental image.

Two hands desperately clasped,

in competition, but connected, raw.

So many I love, are, flimsy,

like puppets and confuse weakness for intimacy.

No, I do not want to reach my arm down your yielding self and puppet your words to fit mine, although sad and flattering your offer.

I want to meet you gaze, feel your resistance and carefully negotiate.

I am so tired of fleeing eyes, weak elbows, pathetic commitments.

Equal my pressure, meet my pace, and like dancers, we may spin each other to place we could not reach alone.

A shitty meme, a powerful dream.

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