Captivation Lost

Our eyes catch for that moment in time For a split second, so brief, yet magical She was the centerpiece to all my dreams Splendid, graceful and beautiful If only I looked back and followed my heart But I kept walking down the street, away I kept thinking of her, her charisma There were throngs of attractive people walking by But she was the most beautiful Off in the distance there's white sand beaches But she was the most beautiful I can only imagine she be dead to the world to me Like all the rest, like the story of my life I can only imagine, and be a champion at that But there she was in the windowsill, top shelf Her carriage stretching towards the filtering sunlight My incantation lost, I can only imagine Her suitors Her pearly whites, so symmetrical, so divine Her body exuding passion, a floral cup yearning for water By now, I reached the white sand beaches and felt lost connie pachecho 10/22/22