I saw you there across the room,
Your face lit up, giving me that look--
A flicker of mischief, a silent invitation
Letting me know you held a secret
Just for me.
Give me a moment, I thought,
I just need to finish this.
But then you were there
Hand in hand, face to face.
My world collapses into sound and color,
Everything I could ever dream of laid out before me
In these moments, I'll give you anything,
And in these moments, you take it all--
My time and money, my hopes and fears,
My rage and my love.
But I will get away,
And my life will inflate,
Leaving behind only an itch on my back
That you will be able to scratch.
Until you are forgotten and alone,
Sitting across the room,
Waiting to hear another secret,
And catch my eye
again.