in mid step
to nowhere.
with a lingering perusal
you have
anchored me in time—
looking
at me
through me
to me.
i feel your eyes
like a caress
and in
the brief
seconds
of a footfall
I
become aware
of
another plummet—
my
heart
from
its lofty perch
into
your hands.
but
then
you
winked
and my
step faltered—
betrayed
by my body’s
growing
physical attraction
to
yours,
lured
in by
so
mundane a catalyst
as the
flick of an eye lid.
but I
see you, too—
drowning
in my
brown-eyed stare,
your
soul
gasping
for air,
as you
realize
that
just one look
is all
it took
to
believe
in love
at first
sight.
