our first party together

from across the room, i see it - you.

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daring green eyes look through me,

into me, seeing parts of me i cannot hide

from the truth - and the truth is my blue

eyes look back at you, into you, seeing too.

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how curious to meet you here tonight.

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a stranger so familiar it's as if we've

known each other before, some long lost

star-crossed lover's life ago and i feel

the pulse, the pull, the passion yet unknown.

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the chemistry of the room has changed.

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it's as if you know, and you know i know,

that we have some link inexplicable and

invisible to the naked eye - an intangible

thread that snaps into place with a glance.

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why do you look at me like that?

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you stare as if looking into a mirror,

and i look as if staring into a glass;

we each see the other as a reflection of

our selves, looking back, and wonder -

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how long will it take you to talk to me?

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the draw towards the other intensifies,

slowly we begin to orbit - too afraid

to make physical contact; exhilarating

signals portend sweet possibilities.

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should i say something first?

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from across the room, i see it - love.

or, at least, what i want love to be.