Glances

What other word could be used to describe

The feeling when I lift my eyes upward

And find

Yours are right there 

Meeting mine with quiet intensity 

Meeting mine like a target acquired 

Meeting mine like the flick of a switch

What other word, 

Besides magnetic?

Such small glances 

Such serene secret moments

Brilliant, but doomed 

These small glances are sad glances

Sad because your hand is not mine to hold

Sad because your laugh is not mine to hear

Sad because your eyes are not mine to meet

But please, don't stop looking.

Reviews

[Maxi Belamie]

So many feelings expressed in so few words... amazing.

[~]

Transfixed... every line brings back memories. Everyone would identify with these feelings.