Nothing Else to Say - A Poem

And for once, I have nothing to say
Here with you
In this moment
I have nothing to add
Or interject
Into the air

If we were in a movie
My face would show my thoughts
In a close-up shot
Pan left, to the sunrise
And then out into the open air
Following a car ride
Through the sunshine
And then show my thoughts
As they fall like swirling petals
In my mind
Collecting in a pool
Of memories

And there would be a flashback
To the first moment
And that first impression
To that first look you gave me
Like you were seeing things behind my eyes
A look
Too serious to ignore

And moving forward
Showing me your smile
First
The one that barely touched your lips
Sardonic
And moving forward
I see your eyes crinkle at the edges
And it makes me smile, too

And for once, I have nothing to say
Here with you
In this moment
I have nothing to add
Or interject
Into the still night air

If you could see my thoughts right now
You'd know
How much I love you

But for now,
I have nothing to say
Out loud

Just let me show you
How it feels right now

And if we were in a comic book
My speech bubble would contain
An ellipses...
My panel filled with
Thigh-highs and high heels
An action so dramatic
It would require italics
And underlines

And you would see me across the room
Laughing
And I would see you
Against the wall
Like an island

And flash forward to the blue drinks
And beer runs
And cigarettes
And see it run its course
In a series of snapshots

And flash forward to a future view
Me and you
What we're gonna do
Moving out to California
And the sunshine
And the night time
And the time with you I need it to
Unwind
And rewind
Take it back to that first kiss
The one that caught me off guard
And I said "well, hey,"
'Cause I had nothing else to say
There was nothing else to say

Here with you
In this moment
I have nothing else to add
Or interject
Into the still night air

And if you could see my thoughts right now
You'd know
How much I love you
What I would do for you
That I'm always thinking of you

So for now,
I have nothing else to say
Out loud

Just let me show you
How it feels right now
To know you
How it feels right now
To hold you
In my arms
As the sun comes up

I love you

And I have nothing else to say
Right now
'Cause there's nothing left to say

©2012 ~strawberry-goodness