Orientation

I was reading something (I know, you are surprised) about the way people show ownership, and the writer talked about how they orient themselves to one another.

I immediately thought of Twilight when Bella visits her mom in Florida. She says, “It’s an intense thing. You’re different with him. He moves you move, like magnets.”

It is that intensity that I wish I had sometimes. But maybe I am just the one who gets intense. It is not actually like magnets at all. Maybe a rubber band where they let me get close, then they let me go, and when I finally get far enough away, they spring me back towards them. This has happened so much with so many different people. It can be confusing.

But it would be nice to have that person orient themselves to me. It’s like sitting on a park bench and facing one another. Letting our bodies move towards each other. Take the touches they need to feel whole. The body knows before your mind does. You are meant to touch and be present. You know when they walk in the door, your eyes know how to find theirs.