As the raindrops pebble above our shared umbrella

Laughter bubbles at the surface, ready to spill over

Our toes are surely still wet from traipsing through puddles

But I hardly notice, I’m entranced by this stranger I’ve just barely met

Electricity zings where our shoulders meet

She looks up at me with perfect hazel greens

Framed by dark Lucious lashes

I can’t help it, my breath catches

A thousand ‘what ifs’ dance between our eyes

She says to me “thanks for the reprieve, but this has to be goodbye”

The memory still haunts me at night

I wanted to call her mine

Maybe in another life