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To see him - just to see him -the impetus of my desire. To gaze upon the long gold silken locks that adorn his pefectly shaped head! Transfixed, I watch his elegantly slender body moving lusciously on his dance floor, his arm around the waspy waist of his current woman. With vicarious pleasure, I see myself as her, imagining the feel of his hands along my hips as we sway to the music’s sensuous rhythm. Oh, to be so close as to breathe the scent of his cologne, and as the music slows . . .to savor that moment as he presses his cheek next to mine. How I would exult in being that woman he is holding In his arms. He sees me, but he looks right through me, for I am but the lowly employee of a catering company. The chasm between me and him is as large as an ocean. I imagine he sees me as a lowly gull hovering on the horizon of his vision amidst the other lowly seagulls who like me, go back to their small houses feeling like scavengers after their night of service, taking with them the leftover food he gives away to us. I leave the opulence of his mansion, returning to my studio apartment, knowing my revelry remains a mockery. *Forgetting the line limit, I had removed a few lines, one containing the word "opulence" so now the word has been placed back into the poem. Aug. 31, 2018 for John Hamilton's Eight Word Challenge-8 Poetry Contest Words that were to be used: 1. Silken 2. Chasm 3. Exult 4. Adorn 5. Impetus 6. Mockery 7. Opulence 8. Vicarious
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