You walk in wearing a blue dress,
\na braid trailing down your soft back,<\/p>\n
you sit several booths away from me,
\nI can hear your voice like a soft whisper of a song I don’t know,<\/p>\n
But I must learn,<\/p>\n
your voice– rhythmic,
\ndrawing all my senses towards your conversation,
\nI listen in,
\nyou’re a feminist,<\/p>\n
ears perk upright,
\nbody tenses signaling immediate attraction,<\/p>\n
I
\nhave
\nto
\nknow
\nyou<\/p>\n
friendship or otherwise,<\/p>\n
you are brilliant and stunning,
\ncertain that introductions would go smoothly,<\/p>\n
if I just–\u00a0offer you my burger,
\nhere’s a side of my affection,<\/p>\n
our eyes meet before our hands do,
\nyour smile is beautiful,<\/p>\n
your name, fitting,<\/p>\n
I walk away with a phone number, a name,
\nand the anticipation of seeing you again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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