I know now it would have been worth it

Northampton MA

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I sat down And tried to write A poem about The garden I glimpsed behind Your eyes Only a moment Maybe half a second Maybe less Like none I’ve Seen in five cities Or a lover I’d planned To elope with You tightened Your mouth Into a professional Smile and thanked Me for holding The door But that flash In your eyes Made me Look away For fear of blushing At the wrong place And time Not brushing Knees in some bar Sipping neat whiskey And glancing sidelong And letting Your hand graze mine “Mhm” I replied The wrong answer The correct response Is usually C And a pheasant Sings at dawn Like the rest If she’s dodged What hunts her And I would Meet you anywhere Any time, just To feel your hot Breath on me Just once For maybe half a second Maybe less