Monday, September 18, 2017

Dizzy






That man staring at me
It could have been you
Holding his wife's hand
As the light filters through
It was a little too hot that day
One with a fire in the East
The clouds both ominous and beautiful
Whispering wishes and dreams
He turned to look back
Right when I tucked my key
Into my bra
Would have been nice to have it been
You instead
It was a day of lustful looks
Didn't think I had it coming
Thought those days had long passed
But with the hot weather
And the sleeveless dresses
Or maybe it was a scent I gave off
Maybe we're not so different
From animals after all
A mosquito bit me
And I almost welcomed the pain
I hadn't been bitten in so long
My thoughts dissolve to you 
The way you looked at me to check
and see if you were making sense
The way you got a little too close
Like you were trying
to share the air I breathe
My fingers grip the wood
I feel all the pieces 
that together make one
I lean in and take in the smoothness of water
The flowers, and color of the brush
The way the birds don't care
Because
I'm just here
I lean a little too hard
Hips on wood to steady
I'm so dizzy with love that I can
Barely stand up