SMALL TALK

You chose to sit across from me
your finely chiseled features
instantly remarkable to me,
your eyes deeply set a mystery -
though some sadness showed
still, when you smiled you glowed,
your uniqueness my curiosity arose -
while we idly chatted, thoughts of you
raced wildly through my mind,
trying to piece you together
with bits and pieces of what was said,
wondering what was really on your mind -
perhaps you were reaching out to me,
was I insufficiently sensitive to you -
in retrospect, that may have been the case,
the next time we meet I will be sure
to do my best to make appropriate amends,
for there is something about you
that I cannot readily get out of my thoughts,
perhaps we ought to explore becoming friends.

Herbert Holzbauer
© July 2003

Midi: "Yuki"
(MIDIBOX)

Drawing: "Talk"
Artist: Anatoly Tertichniy