Brush of a touch, <br />Hint of a hand <br />Surreptitious <br />Breath stops <br />You weren’t supposed to do that. <br />Room full <br />Furtive, sideways glance <br />You catch <br />Tarantella hearts <br />Orbit the party <br />Avoid the pull <br />Open door <br />Empty kitchen escape. <br /> <br />Your voice outside <br />Getting closer <br />Closer still. <br />Too close to stop <br />Heart won’t let legs run. <br /> <br />Behind the door <br />Face to face <br />Old times <br />Matching smiles <br />Eyes break all the rules. <br />Same you same me <br />Same skin <br />Touching skin <br />Cathy and Heathcliffe kiss <br />Did we plan this <br />all along? <br /> <br />Face the crowd, <br />Fragmented look <br />Micro-switch <br />Chasm, void <br />From lover back to friend <br /> <br />Fragmented look <br />New line, new sand <br />Repetitious <br />False stops <br />We weren’t supposed to do that. <br />© Jayne Downing<br /><br />Jayne Downing<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/start-stop-start/
