See Her

Swaying and gyrating her body

We walked side by side

She told me her name today

And when she smiled

My joints watered.

I was overcame with desire

As she lifted my spirit higher.

I hope to see her tomorrow

For the sight of her clears my sorrow

Planting hope joy and other virtues

Where vices once roamed.

I told her my name

She reached and held my arm

Soothingly soft was her palm

We held hands

Making a point of avoiding each other’s gaze,

Suddenly she had to go.

Reluctantly our hands parted

Our gaze locked

I kept looking, her beauty baffling me

She wanted to say something

I wanted to tell her

But she had to go.

I hope to see her tomorrow

I can’t live with this sorrow

I have to see her tomorrow.

                                                © Steve Karathi