How We Met
How We Met
by Edmund Siejka
Summer came fast
Like speeding cars
Loud radios
Blue skies and
Warm sun
Days when I was young and naïve
And old enough to know nothing
Spending aimless hours
Waiting for something to happen.
And one day I saw her
Just a passing glance
But I took it all in
The way her perfumed scent
Floated in the summer breeze
The way her hips moved
In a slow sensuous rhythm
Long hair touched her shoulders
Her body even and full
I couldn’t help myself
And I dreamed of her
Every night.
One day we met
But this time
I couldn’t stop
Staring at her
And suddenly I was aware
That she was studying me
A slow searching gaze
A coolness in her eyes
A feeling I never knew before
That excited me.
Awkwardly I blurted out a hello
Suddenly a torrent of words,
All jumbled and twisted,
Came out
Embarrassed at what I said
I wanted to hide.
Instead, I stood there
Unable to move
Trapped by my ignorance
When she smiled at me
Her eyes full and bright
Lips slightly parted
A look that told me
It was OK
And that’s how we met.
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