The temple: Hot, solid, feeling a heart beat through a vein hugging the skull

The fingers: Cold, textured, the light scrape of a nail along a bottom lip

The palms: Warm, plush, the pull to the center via the shallow scoop of the hand

The ribs: Hard to soft and back again, lips bridging the valley between two bones

The stomach: Vulnerable, the very center, the shivering tenseness of muscles beneath skin