ezawislak22
05-30-2009, 02:50 PM
This is my first time posting, so here goes...
She catches your eye upon entering
You sit silently, but revel in the occasional view of her face,
the liquid, languid way she moves
effortless, efficient, easy.
Her long brown hair falls in her face and she doesn't attempt to push it away
or her blond waves sway with each gliding step
or her jet black mane rests loosely on the nape of her neck,
rogue hairs escaping to create a dark halo.
She has perfect skin and wears no make-up
or she is never seen without thick black eyeliner and lips stained red
or her three visible tattoos lead your mind to wandering.
She talks easily about her philosophy major
or discreetly about the year in Turkey or Tibet or Santiago
or not at all about the heartbreak she feels unceasingly.
She comes over to you after a few extended minutes
or she knows what you want and brings it on cue
or she ignores you.
She doesn't seem as busy as she is
and if she knows you, she will stop to speak, always with a smile
And this moment that in your mind will last forever
will be wiped from hers as she drags the dishtowel down the bar to the next
ubiquitous, thirsty man.
She catches your eye upon entering
You sit silently, but revel in the occasional view of her face,
the liquid, languid way she moves
effortless, efficient, easy.
Her long brown hair falls in her face and she doesn't attempt to push it away
or her blond waves sway with each gliding step
or her jet black mane rests loosely on the nape of her neck,
rogue hairs escaping to create a dark halo.
She has perfect skin and wears no make-up
or she is never seen without thick black eyeliner and lips stained red
or her three visible tattoos lead your mind to wandering.
She talks easily about her philosophy major
or discreetly about the year in Turkey or Tibet or Santiago
or not at all about the heartbreak she feels unceasingly.
She comes over to you after a few extended minutes
or she knows what you want and brings it on cue
or she ignores you.
She doesn't seem as busy as she is
and if she knows you, she will stop to speak, always with a smile
And this moment that in your mind will last forever
will be wiped from hers as she drags the dishtowel down the bar to the next
ubiquitous, thirsty man.