Saw my soulmate, once

Saw my soulmate

once

on a bus

stopped at 33rd

and Girard

kicked up leaves

as it braked

for the stoplight

made them dance

like they were waiting

to all year

He came on and sat

down

two rows

up

and one

over

and I looked for a beat

too long

and he noticed

and I thought

f**k it

and I looked some more

I thought about sitting next to him

but that would seem a little

nuts

I thought

I could get off at the same stop

he does

but that would be worse

I watched him tap his left foot

to a tune

I wished I knew

He pulled the cord

and left

But wait

I thought

Come back

I nearly yelled

But you can’t just be

shouting

at people on the bus

no matter how quickly

you loved them.