you had me at hello!
we were introduced, you shook my hand
i thought you were gay: no man i would meet could be so gallant…
i turned my mind away.
i heard you speak, you made me think, and laugh
i thought you were strange: no man i would be in this room with could be so articulate,
so full of wit and natural poetry…
i turned my eyes away.
i watched you leave, you were always with her
i thought you were a couple: no man i would be so attracted to could be without a loving other…
i turned my body away.
i listened to you share, you said you were pining
i thought you were emotionally unavailable: no man i would love could be concurrently ready, willing, able…
i turned my heart away.
and then…
You bowed your goodbyes,
You shared a quiet laugh at an almost-missed joke,
You shared your pain, your struggles, your ideas, your progress,
Your joy.
You had me in my dreams from long ago.
You are here, and I am here,
Now.