Her eyes wander til they find mine
For those few seconds our eyes meet
For that infinite amount of time
I'm the center of the world for her
The spotlight is on me
I smile, genuinely pleased
She offers a tentitive smile back
My heart beats a little faster
I raise my eyebrows inquiringly
She smiles more and begins to speak
Her words a soothing breeze upon my ears
I am entranced and most of what she says
Is lost
One word sticks out and I smile more broadly, saying
"Yes, it's over here."
I casually tilt my head to the left and lead her
I ask her a question, she answers
Another question, she answers with "I don't know"
I smile back reassuringly
I ask her how she is doing
She answers good, the day is beautiful
Mine is now, too I think to myself
She has a beautiful smile
I smile anew at her
She smiles back
Asking her yet another question
I gently coax information from her
That she wasn't aware that she knew
She is surprised by this
She smiles again
Laughter strokes the air between us
Looking her in the eyes and smiling, I ask her
"Was there anything else I could help you with?"
She thinks, her hair tumbles to cover part of her face
As she looks through her purse for her "list"
With a smile of triumph, she holds it up
LIST
Do-dad
Thing-a-ma-jig
Whatcha-ma-callit
Thing-a-ma-bob
Do-hicky
Gadget
Thingy
I look at the list, laughter, soft and gentle
Bubbles out of me
She laughs too
Shaking my head, I put on a straight face and say
"Well, we're out of gadgets, but I have some do-dads over here"
______________
~Myrage
For those few seconds our eyes meet
For that infinite amount of time
I'm the center of the world for her
The spotlight is on me
I smile, genuinely pleased
She offers a tentitive smile back
My heart beats a little faster
I raise my eyebrows inquiringly
She smiles more and begins to speak
Her words a soothing breeze upon my ears
I am entranced and most of what she says
Is lost
One word sticks out and I smile more broadly, saying
"Yes, it's over here."
I casually tilt my head to the left and lead her
I ask her a question, she answers
Another question, she answers with "I don't know"
I smile back reassuringly
I ask her how she is doing
She answers good, the day is beautiful
Mine is now, too I think to myself
She has a beautiful smile
I smile anew at her
She smiles back
Asking her yet another question
I gently coax information from her
That she wasn't aware that she knew
She is surprised by this
She smiles again
Laughter strokes the air between us
Looking her in the eyes and smiling, I ask her
"Was there anything else I could help you with?"
She thinks, her hair tumbles to cover part of her face
As she looks through her purse for her "list"
With a smile of triumph, she holds it up
LIST
Do-dad
Thing-a-ma-jig
Whatcha-ma-callit
Thing-a-ma-bob
Do-hicky
Gadget
Thingy
I look at the list, laughter, soft and gentle
Bubbles out of me
She laughs too
Shaking my head, I put on a straight face and say
"Well, we're out of gadgets, but I have some do-dads over here"
______________
~Myrage

