following

following
one another
is a strange act
because the leading
always switches
or never is

catching eyes
across a crowded room
with the quick
look down
as if to say
"come get me."

she doesn't know
how to play coy
has never been
so shy
and so naked
at the same time

he has never
been in the presence
of anyone so alive
never had someone
so openly request
his presence
without words

but her eyes plead
and he thinks
he can believe
that she wants him
as much as he
wants her

not just press
against walls
want
but forget others
in conversation
want
eyes smiling
with even lips
want
hands in hair
without thinking
want

the kind of want that
feels like need
the kind of want that
feels like it needs
naming

but cannot be.