189: The first time/I saw you I didn’t...

The first time

I saw you I didn’t

know if I’d be able to look

          away

when I found my mind again

all could think about was

what would be the best way reveal myself to you:

            To come out and tell you upfront and all at once

                       or

            to be made known gradually

            to slowly come from the shadows,

                                a mystery coming to light

                       or

            should I play the part of the spy

            sneaking in and learning all your secrets

            and by the time you find me

                       it’s too late

I know I want my hands lightly

on your hips this

night

and want

the unmasking

begin from there

but I know you won’t

have the palms of hands on

your mind

driving you to dis-

            traction

until the revealing starts with

me telling

           this

                      to you

and not through a poem to

the audience of the world

but where do I begin?

          and how?

I just hope I can figure it out before I have to

     blink

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