Those Little Words

THOSE LITTLE WORDS I don’t know why I spoke those words; They seemed to come from nowhere. She seemed surprised, of course she would, We’d never sought to go there. We’d lived next door since childhood, Close, like brother with sister. But, until the night in question, I’d never even kissed her. The scene, our school reunion. In the middle of July. We didn’t go there together, I don’t remember why. But, when the evening ended, With the lighting turned down low, We found ourselves together In the Viennese so slow We were gliding, not too expertly, Over the polished floor When, out of the blue, it hit me, The feeling I couldn’t ignore. Body to body, cheek to cheek Quite suddenly I knew. I whispered quietly to her Those three words, “I love you.” 4th September 2020 A Lipogram contest Sponsor - Emile Pinet