an unusual road to take

funny seeing you standing there

all flesh, bones and fiery hair

after spending months attempting

to construct your perfect image

a voice so unexpected

like everything else

quiet, darting like a small bird

escaping a rosebud mouth

from a distance you seemed confident

yet now was shy, avoiding my eye

examining the green grape in your soft

delicate hands

of course, after my perfect maneuvering 

I was left with nothing to say

you, smiled: we wont see much of each 

other.  how did you know what I wanted?

swallowing the bitter fruit

down my nervous, dry throat

I tried desperately to make conversation

fit for someone like you

unrooted by your casual use of latin

that was sign that I should stop dreaming

knowing however hard I tried

I couldn't maneuver myself into your life

you didn’t smile as we passed on the street

Reviews

[Alicia Schroeder]

This is a great write

[sea lily]

this is your best yet

[Robin]

I could feel the starkness , the cold truth confronted in your images , delicate and fragile .

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

this is an exquisite rendering in lyrical movement the painting of lives momentarily brought together without blending~ dreaming auras and actualization in flesh and blood rarely complement each other~
your composition is delicate~yet powerful in its subtle invitation to walk each stanza deeper and deeper~ stunning writing~