Just Friends ?

I’m hypnotized by your eyes as we stand outside of the restaurant in silence, each wanting to speak heartfelt words that can never be taken back....

We’re at the cusp of something new, as your hand takes mine, thanking me for my time and a lovely meal, but really wishing time would stand still forever....

I utter indecipherable words full of nerves and anticipation,

then you laugh

and I melt,

and the world shifts imperceptibly so that we’re suddenly standing closer together....

Our eyes are locked, our hearts beat in sync , words are lost to the passed moment of time but the meaning of the silence remains....

We both know there is no way back as our friendship ends and something else begins,

and starts to evolve into something even more desirable....

Time stands still,

as our eyes close,

and our lips meet,

and the transformation is sealed with a kiss.

But it’s over too soon,

because the clock hands spin,

the world continues to turn,

our eyes reopen,

and we don’t know where to go from here....