Oct 2014

this is a craigslist missed connection ad

because you were

beautiful and drunk

and i was

drunk

when you approached me

at the beer tent

said 'hi'

and something about my '...bare feet'

but all i heard was 'kiss me ******* the mouth'

we had so much chemistry,

neutrons and protons colliding

when our fingers touched as you

passed me your cigarette, exhaling

i watched as your hair began to stick

to a crest of sweat on your neck while

we chatted for forty seven minutes and

thirteen seconds, near as i can figure

never mentioning each other's names

or phone numbers but

if i ever see you smile again

i'll slip you my name like a prayer

pressed to your lips or a ring on your finger

even though you said you hate jewelry

your ears, so cute and small and not even pierced

solitary necklace adorning the angelic collarbone

now burrowed into your left breast

it's a cheap faux crystal trinket with a purple tint

that you got for $15 two years ago

but you love my earrings

saying you always had a thing for guys with tattoos

you're an environmental sciences major

and a wonderful butterfly

with eyes like an ocean

hair that just won't quit

and the most delicate navel

i've ever seen

you're perfect and

i might've dreamt

of your legs

for the last two nights

those devilish muscles that first

brought you close to me

then, quick as light,

stole you

away.

