One step changed my life…
One step shocked my world…
You entered as casually as a lightning bolt in a prairie
Frightened furry creatures frantically fleeing
You wore your electro-static suit with style
The agape apes in the atrium all affronted
Your second-hand clothing spoke of stories one thousand miles long
I knew then I would read them all.
One step stopped my heart…
Strolling past the transfixed masses, all aghast
Dressed like dour druids in stylish gym wear and sorority sweaters
You sarcastically smiled, silently soliciting sneers towards your ripped stockings
Ironically coming from the clones with “fashionably torn” jeans.
All I could countenance were your contoured legs keeping cadence with my pulse
Or was it the other way around?
One step made me laugh…
As I stared, you strutted sure-footed for a spot, as steady as a man in stilettos
Swaying forward and back, left and right, a rickety gait.
Bubbling and percolating like the coffee you carried
My butterflies broke out with a boisterous burst
One step caught my eye…
Your entrancing eyes enveloped mine, eliciting an eternal eclipse
Was I looking upon you or the heavens? And did it matter?
The universe was residing in the library, five feet from me
Casually floating past, harpooning my helpless heart.
One step stole my soul…
Your bespeckled face brought unburdened sincerity
Your Cheshire cat smile rewrote history and altered the future
I knew not your name, nor the wondrous world of your whimsical whisper
With one step, I’d correct those grave injustices…
One step forward towards my world’s revolution…
One step towards the meaning of life…
One step and I will be that much closer to you…
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