I'll tell you

I'll tell you what words are for:
Filling and emptying.
I like lips that think
and choose each word
with surgeon's hands.
Sealing cuts.

I'll tell you what hands are for:
Reaching and finding.
I like your hand pressed,
just so,
at the small of my back.
Guiding.

I'll tell you what eyes are for:
Seeing and saying.
I like the stories
you tell with your eyes,
and occasionally with your lips.
Dear.

I'll tell you what love is for:
Taking and giving.
I like life in reverse,
when all that is wrong
seemed right.
New Love.