Tattoo

I could tattoo you on my skin
Like the man on the train
Who had Anna on his arm
And in his heart

But you are written on my body
And ink won't overwrite that -
You are on the surface of my skin
And the shape of my shadow

And you -

Are in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips
The stride of my steps
The curl of my lips

and you -

Are in the arch of my back
The sun of my smile
The ride of my breasts
The grace of my style

[After Maya Angelou]