Buttons and Connections

I button his shirt

A blue denim shirt

With marbled tan and brown buttons

One button at a time

From the top down

Kneeling behind and

Reaching over and around him

As if I was buttoning my own shirt

Often I button his shirts while kneeling in front of him

Maintaining eye contact

Smiling and

That connection is awesome but

As he leans back into me and

My fingers move up from one button to the next

In the way they are most accustomed

I’m still smiling

All the way through

From the bottom to the top