Stumbling Love

I heard your name to-day and
it made me think of you and
it made me shiver like
you always do.

I saw you last night;
you looked far away and,
dark under low lights
you didn’t look any prettier
or any less than
you always do.
and I heard your name first;
and I wanted you
to look up
and see me too
but you kept your
eyes low like
you always do.

and you have the nicest
eyelashes
and the pinkest lips
I’ve ever seen;

and you do this breathing
when we catch each other
that I end up catching mine.

and I remember the first time
I ever saw you and
the first time I learned your name;

and the letters trace my ears
and my lips like
I imagine you tracing mine.