Making Love as an Old Man

by David Radavich

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Making Love as an Old Man

It’s not like our younger
selves, to be sure –
the skin more wrinkled, 
the sinews less firm.  

But there’s memory
and much good intention,
and the result still
satisfies.  Best

give it another try,
don’t be shy, our hands 
still shape and reconfigure.

Reach out
and touch again

as if the years could fly
away like birds.

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David Radavich has published a variety of poetry, drama, and essays. His plays have been performed across the U.S. and in Europe. His latest books are Unter Der Sonne / Under the Sun: German Poems (Deutscher Lyrik, 2021) and Here's Plenty (Cervena Barva, 2023).