Poems: Touch

Ross C. Tori
2 min readOct 16, 2021

Need or want

I need you beside me in times of dark clouds,
I need you with locked arms around my waist in times of I feel like an island,
I need you telling me my errors to improve and achievements to strengthen,
I need you to know that I am part of your galaxy and not your whole world,

Humans can be deceived from the physical realm of Science,
Spritual realm of Faith leads for God’s knowledge for human understanding,
Laws of Faith have led to unique and meaningful possibilities,
Discoveries of Science have led to unique but materialistic possibilities,

When I say I need the Faith?
When I say I want the Science?
Better Science to worse Science?
Worse Faith to better Faith?

I want to hold your hand and kiss your hand,
I want to caress your cheeks and kiss your cheeks,
I want to touch your lips and kiss your lips,
I want to hold, caress, touch and kiss your body.

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Do Not

From a boy to man living in the community,
Friends from community turned into brothers,
But some brothers turned to enemies to bullies,
These bullies conversed with Behaviorism and Rules,

Behaviorism said if I touch my brother’s genital then I shall be relieving my sexual desire,
Rules said I state that my brothers need to experience this so I shall become superior,
Every man to boy became poisoned and filled with fear,
Scarred with sexual desires and insecurities,

My brother I call you is it not?
Fraternal we bond for the improvement of our community is it not?
Thoughts to Words to Actions to Behaviors is it not?
Behaviors to Rules is it not?
I question and question for you and me,

Do not be frightened to change the dirt from your hands,
Do not be frightened to side with voice of Justice,
Do not let History repeat,
Do not.

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Silent Scream

Love I see as a means to share and care,
Love I see as a means to take advantage,
Sex I see as a means to create,
Sex I see as a means to control,

Rape I see as a means to violate,
Rape I see as a means to escape,
Trauma I see as a means to outcomes,
Trauma I see as a means to stigma,

Love can be paired or opposed by Sex,
He and/or she does understand Love and Sex?
He and/or she does manipulate Rape and Trauma?
Rape can be paired or opposed by Trauma,

Friends, Family, Strangers and Enemies,
Silent I am for I am fragile from strong,
Scream I did for I lost my voice from speaking up,
Help! Help! Help!

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Ross C. Tori

Economist, poet, writer, illustrator, and streamer. I’d appreciate a follow on my social!