Form Follows

function: n. an arithmetic expression used to describe how one number depends on another or to describe a quantity related to a curve. A specific input in a function is called an argument of the function.

Form Follows

the hands he carefully examined under the
dim light from a streetlamp now discover
and memorize the shallow parabola
of his spine. those hands are mine,
and they trace the curvature like
a first grader using fingerpaint
to depict jack-o-lanterns or
sunflowers. he just lies
on his stomach in my bed
absorbing, as I am, the scent
and feel of someone else’s line/ns.
he asks me what tomorrow’s plans are
while my fingertips find his shoulderblades
and I investigate the argument of the function