(true-ish story from about 10 years ago. posted for a friend)
eyes so disarmingly bright i am compelled
no commanded
to meet and hold them
locked together for as long as we have in these brief interludes
snatches of conversation
conspiratorial gestures
acknowledgment of existence from across the room
do you notice how i watch you
collecting pieces of you to take with me when i leave
capturing your smile in my mind imagining later that it is more than it was
wishing that
the fingers that unselfconsciously run themselves through your hair
the arms you fold across you, holding you
the tongue that plays inside your mouth
the teeth that bite gently, playfully, on your lower lip
as we steal these brief moments between drinks
may one day be mine
knowing as i leave this place where we meet all too regularly
that i must feel myself content with these friendly greetings
comfortable platonic gestures
these far too fleeting stolen moments of familiarity
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