All of Intimacy Defined in 2 Sentences

“INTIMACY IS NOT A CLEAN THING.
It is difficult like this—covert.
And common. Bare, as it should be:
Someone says I want the mess in you/
And you give it to them.”

From the poem “Common Feast” by Malcolm Tariq.

CHALLENGE:

Say to someone you love, “show me a part of the mess in you” and then be quiet and smile at their response.