Six Seconds

I saw a girl with dovetail butterfly wings
standing amidst the human debris

time tenderly drifted by
nearly standing still
silence fell upon the crowd

through the mass of sullen faces
I met her glance and she too mine

she radiated among the dull coats
glowing even without the winter sun in the sky

as I walked passed her
our fingertips brushed against each other

I felt my heart melted into her turquoise eyes
reversing everything inside of me
I was spinning- hard and fast-

unknowingly
she seeped in

in every pore and every nerve
in every tiny unbound corner of my mind

it lasted only six seconds
but she left me yearning
dreaming

of a dreamer’s words, memories
of relenting youth

of many unfulfilled desires
that maybe just maybe are still worth chasing after

the light turned red then
everything started to move faster
the noise blasted through the silence

in a wave of white smoke
she was gone

taking with her all my sudden aspirations

bending my mind to the gray sidewalk
I shied away
hiding in my black coat
as the heavy sky began to released its weary spirit


Patchwork Poetry. The lines in blue are from these wonderful poets: Gautami, Lirone, Mariacristina, Paisley, and Writerwoman. Thanks for letting me borrow your words.