When You Hold

when you hold,

does the hold tell you how

to carry weight

to lift matter

off your chest

or do you pocket

parts and particles

of density

in the sleeve of your breast

when you hold,

do you fold

or do you clasp

your own burdens

stack

pillar them

against gravity, like Newton’s

third law, equal and opposing

when you hold,

do you use your hands

for support

or do you extend

an arm, both arms,

whole arms

putting breath

between the breadth

of a hold, a fold

and an embrace