This is so different that, well--
it's very different little history, now,
to end on a quieter mood entirely.
Number 32-- "Devotion."
"In the pew in front of me sat two teenage sisters, come along
with their short dad and tall mom,
who held hands and stared forward.
Shortly after the service began, the older sister
leaned forward, put her head down.
The younger one, with longer blond hair,
trailed her fingers across her sister's back,
lightly scratching her t-shirt.
She trailed her fingers along the far side of her sister's
back, up and over the ribs then down again,
circling around the small, and then up the other side,
then plunging into the nape--
the hair.
When she was done, she leaned forward.
The older one began pushing her sister's blonde hair
out of the way, some to one side, some to the other.
Then she danced her fingers up and down her sister's back.
This girl had a more desultory technique,
casual and confident.
Her wrist bent back, then swung forward.
She paused, the priest implored, she resumed.
Her fingertips trailed over the back the ribs, the backbone.
She too swooped into the nape of the neck
and let her fingers rest there.
Neither of the sisters ever spoke a word to each other.
They took second, then third turns,
and the church was intoxicated by frankincense and myrrh."
OK, thanks y'all.
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