Courtney O’Brien

Notice the softness of your earlobe, the curve of your jaw, how your fingertips move when brushing away a fallen eyelash or bit of crumbs. Bury your nose in the crook of your elbow and inhale slowly. Rest your head on your arm. Hold yourself as someone you love. Through puckered lips, blow cool air on the inside of your wrist and feel the breeze you make with your mouth. Then wonder at the warmth behind the bend of your knee, in the tender folds at your belly, of the tissue-paper lines by...