At First Sight

I wanted to share an intimate poem that I wrote shortly after I met my fiance for the very first time.  It's called At First Sight.

At First Sight

By Andrew Hess

It was a surprise;

Something unexpected;

Yet welcomed;

Finding something I believed to be gone.

It was a freezing cold night;

During the warmest winter ever.

A month of talking;

Brought me to this point.

Sitting in my beat-up Sonata;

Waiting eagerly with a friend in the passenger seat;

Looking for a sign or car;

Ready to meet her for the first time.

She was tall; roughly my height;

Blonde and beautiful;

She was sweet, friendly, outgoing;

More than I was expecting.

We sat in a dimly lit coffee house;

Striking up a long conversation;

Forgetting our friends were there;

Only one person mattered.

I lost complete concentration;

But knew what to say.

I never fumbled for words;

Just spoke freely.

The hours ticked by.

The waiter was ready to kick us out;

Glad we left on our own;

So they could replace us with more customers.

Into the cold cloudy night we went;

Standing idly by the truck;

Refusing to break from the conversation;

Letting our time together expand.

Every other though that crossed my mind;

Was how much I wanted to break my rule;

To kiss her right there;

Despite our friends watching.

But the cold overtook the temptation;

Forcing everyone to retreat to their cars.

It took us away from each other;

Longing for just another moment with her.