As Lovers Cross

As I walked past you on the street,

I noticed that our steps aligned with the same beat.

The way your left leg stopped as you went to cross and my heart dropped

Because you were within an inch of me, and it was only your face that I could see.

Before I take another step, I had to catch my breath and it wasn’t

Because I was out of it, it was because I needed to see if I could do more than mouth it.

“Hey”

A simple greeting yet filled with a high

Because who knows if you’ll even come back with a reply.

We stop and giggle, ran from the cars as you do a swivel

So that I’m on your left side and you could see both me and the cars from the corner of your eye

Where do we go from here?

A bench, coffee, is there a café somewhere near?

Either way, your words linger by my ear and in this moment you’re more than the stranger I nearly waltzed by in first gear.