Biochemistry

It wasn't until an earthquake

that erupted from me,

splitting me from who I was before

into who I am now

that I witnessed

the miracle

of biochemistry

It wasn't until

a single longing hug

sprang leaks from my

overtired glassy orbs

overworked mammary glands

that I knew

the power

of my own body

It wasn't until

I laid beside him

watching his chest rise and fall

tucked in a funny dream

that I believed

in the gravity of my body's

subconscious pull

And it wasn't until

I breathed life into this world

that I realized

there are more than five ways

to sense the world

and that includes

biochemistry