Something happened last night
something I don't yet understand.
But I felt it in my chest
and in the core of me.
I don't know what to say.
You hear that?
I'm speechless.
We sat on the grassy slope
next to the highway.
Not exactly the most romantic
when the trucks zoomed past.
I wonder what those people
on the road
must have been thinking,
seeing two young kids
tangled up in the grass.
Talking about the world
and life in general,
but then- not a word
just the silent conversations
and the nearness of each other.
Behind the car dealership-
it's lights like giant stars,
My head resting on your stomach
and laughing at the
up-and-down rise and fall of your chest.
Your hands
kept my hands warm
as my fingers traced slowly
the lines of your palm,
like a gypsy girl.
And in a sudden burst of something
you held me,
wrapped both arms around me
in something so childishly simple.
I could have cried.
You said goodbye without a word
but with the promise of tomorrow.
I don't know what to say.
You hear that?
I'm speechless.
