Nice. I cannot say if it is a man or woman calling out to touch. It is gender neutral and can fit any partner of any orientation.

You gave my material a chance so I thought I'd return the favor! Turns out this was exceptionally deep and well written. Loving others does indeed require loving ourselves,or at least loving pieces of ourselves. It's a struggle to achieve that but worth it!

Thank you for the kind words, everyone.
Our 69-word arrangement was fun.
Two stanzas of six lines became sublime,
Like “turning” my weakness slowly into a nine.

Yes! Was there more than the kiss though? Dirty minds want to know. ;-)

So hot, sticky sweet..