Cordial
It’s as familiar as the beat of your heart—
the echoing claps of heels on the floor,
a swift rapture when the doors open.
I almost feel like the clouds give way
and I look the sun in her eye.
The euphoric feeling the ocean embodies
when night meets day.
The glow multiplies with each step,
as does the weight on my chest.
So many words and feelings
compressed to a nod
and a casual smile in return.
Pictures of a different world
develop in my mind.
One in which I tell her
how beautiful she is, but
that’s not half of her weight in gold
and I’d like to see it all.
Then the treacherous ping
of the elevator and I realize—
it’s time to get off.
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