She would rather listen
More than she would like to speak.
She was self-conscious of her looks,
Didn't want me to see her teeth.
I didn't care about her grin,
The rest of her was so unique.
She was too cute, need I mention,
My attention
She had piqued.
-
I said:
"Let me buy you dinner."
She breathed in and said:
"I can't..."
Just
Made me want her so much more.
That didn't change her circumstances.
I could only show respect,
Had to assume she had a man.
I wouldn't challenge that.
He probably treats her better than I can.
-
I saw her outside the bodega
Her soul whispered:
"Come and get me..."
That building had four stories,
Her heart probably
Had just as many.
This was our second encounter,
I had to stop
Before it hit me.
Try to offer my number,
What a bummer
If she'd forget me.
-
I looked at her and said:
"It seems as if some fate has brought us here..."
She was hesitant
As if a demon whispered in her ear.
I could see her battle inside.
I could feel her mounting fear.
I would never wreck her homelife,
Had to make that loud and clear.
-
I don't know if she was taken,
But I could tell that she was shaken.
Mayhap I had been too bold
In my approach
I had to take in
That possibility
That she had sensed hostility
Somewhere in me,
No, that was far from
What I wanted
There for me.
So, carefully.
-
I bowed out
And said:
"Then, I'll be on my way."
I can't lie,
I felt defeated,
But mayhap I'll see her again
Someday.
Mayhap her little grin
Will once again
Shine my way.
Mayhap we'll cross paths
And then
We can try it as friends.
A boy can dream,
Or so they say.