From Across the Room

A glance

That’s all it took

And then our eyes locked

From across the room

Swimming in hers

While she danced in mine

Our eyes intertwined

From across the room

Seconds into minutes

Into hours into years

Melting together at my feet

Her heat radiating

From across the room

One step forward

Two steps back

Stiff as a statue I watched her

From across the room

A motionless tango

Should I stand here

should I go

Watching

Waiting

From across the room

And then I blinked

And time stood still

And you were gone

And I stood alone

Across the room