fall for the eyes

fall for the eyes once over

again, spin up, spin down &

wonder if you’ll ever hit the

ground again---ceasing the caring of

all the poetry that came before

because s/he is staring right back

into you & all of a sudden the

Autumn sun starts to make its

way into your heart

(look again!  look again!)

make that cup of coffee &

walk down that hallway &

ease into that line of work &

get up for your break, steal a look,

thieve a peek & take it all in stride,

cause’ if you don’t live now

then when you gonna do it?
nobody is counting your days

except you & all our wicks are

burning, all our fuses growing

shorter---at a different rate? 

(you never know)---so fall for

his/her eyes again now, sink

deep into those stargazing “windows”

& indulge, indulge, indulge,

no matter your age,

no matter your persuasion,

we’ve only so many heartbeats

saved for these

occasions.