When We Met - For Patricia

When we first met the sun was setting When our eyes met fate began dealing In a convenience store on a corner No romantic music no candles on a table for two a routine standing in line under annoying lights But I reminded myself of an over-sight went searching high and low for peace Fate did a twist on my life When our eyes met In a convenience store on a corner I can’t remember what I came in for When our eyes met I ran but my legs wouldn’t move from something I never felt before All I wanted was something from a convenience store on a corner with lights so tiresome trying my patience But when our eyes met something hit me It was fate twisting my life unravelling my cover I stood looking into her eyes you see She spoke I know so long ago can’t remember Even when I looked away our eyes still met It was a feeling I never had before But in a convenience store on a corner What I came in for I don’t remember But what I left with I never felt before…. Frank Black Blacharczyk Sept 1 2020