An Ordinary Day

I don't know how

It happened.

But I do know when;

You were standing there

Making a speech to

Rally the troops. 

Promised us success and 

Happiness 

And I don't know how

Or why it happened

But I looked away

For one second

And when I looked up again

You were new -

You were glowing

As if the very energy 

In the room

Wanted me to see

Wanted to show me

That you were the one

Meant for me. 

It was staggering

I was sitting down

And still I felt myself falling. 

You were there

Glowing, emanating something 

Beautiful and insane,

Talking as if

Nothing had changed. 

And I was falling, 

Plummeting through space

And time

And then you looked at me

And time didn't stop

Didn't slow

But i found myself

Seated in the chair

Staring into your eyes. 

And then you turned away

And kept talking. 

They say love is

A lot of things. 

Crazy and wonderful and

Heartbreaking 

And it is,

It's all of those things.

But it's more. 

And it's so much less,

Nowhere near as complex. 

Because we fall

And we lose ourselves in

The feelings of it all,

But one look at them -

At you, 

And I'm grounded. 

I can breathe again,

Even though internally

I can't stop screaming. 

I can see again

Despite your eyes

Haunting me.

I can laugh again,

Even as I picture

You smiling. 

I don't know how

Or why it happened

But I remember when

Because I panicked

And then

I didn't.