Two paper hearts, one blush pink and one cream, interlock on an ivory linen surface.

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i like my body when it is with your

e.e. cummings

i like my body when it is with your body. It is so quite a new thing. muscles better and nerves more.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker finds bodily experience renewed through being with another body. The phrasing celebrates closeness and heightened feeling rather than making a physiological promise.

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