I saw you across the room <br />and my heart stopped. <br /> <br />You noticed <br />and I looked away. <br /> <br />I saw you across the room <br />this time you didn't see <br />me looking at you. <br /> <br />I moved my eyes <br />across the all of you <br />moved my lips <br />feeling my breath stop. <br /> <br />'Beautiful' I thought <br />'just a beautiful man' <br /> <br />Not supposed to notice <br />all the pretty men, <br />not if you're a bit older: <br />but pretty I still am <br />and I want to know <br />if younger men know; <br /> <br />If I can still attract <br />a look <br />still get noticed; <br />even admired. <br /> <br />Or am I now invisible <br />to any young man <br />under 25? <br /> <br />A critical point <br />in every woman's life <br />where the line between <br />younger and older lies. <br /> <br />I move <br />to catch your line of sight <br />just to see if your eye <br />would linger long enough <br />to make me understand <br />you wanted a second look. <br /> <br />You glanced <br />but then glanced away. <br /> <br />I decided for another try <br />and stood behind <br />so that if you moved <br />you encounter me <br />and I'd dropp my notepad. <br /> <br />Why pass 35 <br />do I <br />still need to be admired <br />by younger men? <br /> <br />You moved and my pad dropped. <br /> <br />And with little or no eye-contact, <br /> <br />you picked it up <br />with a smile <br />and gave it back. <br /> <br />I bobbed my head <br />moved on <br />felled by <br />indifferent <br />chivalry <br />and passage <br />into <br />the Older Woman Category.<br /><br />Lonnie Hicks<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/chivalry-7/
