kisses

Kisses kept are wasted;
Love is to be tasted
There are some you love, I know;
Be not lothe to tell them so
Lips go dry and eyes grow wet
Waiting to be warmly met
Kept them not in waiting yet;
Kisses kept are wasted

--Edmund Vance Cooke

why wE kiss?

Brie Cadman claims to have the scoop on why we kiss...

Why We Kiss: The Science of Sex
--Brie Cadman

Final analysis?

One of the best things about kissing, however, is that we don’t have to think about any of this. Just close eyes, pucker up, and let nature takes its course.

I'm not sure 1,161 words were necessary considering how succinctly those last two sentences sum it all up.