Happenstance

A glimpse

turned glance -

I gaze,

struck like a dog bite

straight out of a cage.

Her dimples and sly smile shine

at such an angle,

a nest of hair

I wish to untangle.

Whether it be a feature or facet

of this mysterious creature,

I am left with no choice but

to meet her.

Falling for more

than we realize each day,

it’s left alone

& there is no

severance to pay.

Though,

there comes a draw

whether to gather courage

or cower in awe

&& I think,

as brash as it might be,

that we push away love

for this subconscious fright.

Circumstance, this classic case

of reality, with which an idea

we have chosen to replace.

Love is bound to no body,

may we fall in deeply

with a leaf, hue, or hobby.

You alone though,

I have to say

was I compelled to that day.

No fear hanging near,

all I wanted to hear

is everything in this whole world which you hold dear.

Your past

pushed by wind behind your highest mast,

towards what future might be built

by what your heart hasn’t yet spilt.

Neither of us knew what we were in store for that day,

but alas-

is it that for which many pray.

Despite the energetic dogma we jokingly spite

there might be something to this, just maybe there might.