Just Ordering Coffee

Appreciating the whole person takes looking beyond the superficial and yet knowing that whoever has made these choices even the smallest thought is a part of the whole.

What you are wearing

is talking to me,

not just the clothing,

but the psychic sense

of you

that pervades the scent

of your smile

as you look away

to give me a look

at your native moment.

 

Your nonchalant way

of being

so discreet

is charming

and alarming

in that it is so direct

and forward

that it's disarming,

but, of course,

you knew that

when you

put on that blouse

with those shorts

with those shoes

and pulled back

your hair

which seemed

to stalk your face

the way my eyes

follow the shape

of your lips

as they formulate the ideas

that rationalize the feelings

you display

as you cross your legs

and push your braids

behind your ears.

 

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