Pulled Back Just In Time

We sit across the table- not More than five feet apart We converse about little things- nothing too important I am silent about the things I really Want to talk about- Sometimes I almost reach over- To brush a speck of lint off your Shirt- of course- I pull back/ Just in time- I trace the contours of your face- With my eyes I remember the syllables of each words you used, I inhale the scent of your body- And it is embedded within the tenderness of my heart- I almost reach across the table to- smooth away your frown- with the hope of replacing it with a smile- Of course- I pull back / just in time- If thoughts could be transmitted I wish you would receive mine- If feelings could be captured I would wish you could catch mine in the palm of your hands- Whenever I try to tell you how I feel- Of course- I pull back / just in time- I smile- say the right things I do not voice, I love you and need you Nor do I relay - my world will be Empty if you went away- Every time I began to formulate These very words in my mind- I, of course- pull back / just in time.