The evolution of love at first site
We met on a street corner
Strangers
La Roma at dusk
Eyes locked
Smiles unfurled
Our love seeded
And then lost again for months
We remet in the dark bathroom
Of his bar
Black leather mini skirt
Pushed up
He tasted me for the first time
And I knew I wasn’t going to let him go
We met in the late hours of his friend’s wedding
I wore sequins
He wore the biggest smile I’ve ever seen
We danced like vines wrapped around each other
And drank mezcal until I could hardly see
But I didn’t have to, because I was in his arms
We met in the ocean
Paddling to stay afloat
Baking in the tropical sun
My home
That I hoped he would become a regular visitor to
We met under cascading fireworks
New Years Eve on the turn of the decade
We told each other we loved each other
Even though we both admitted we were scared
We were in it together
We met in my kitchen
Me chopping fresh parsley
We made the connection
That this truly was love at first site
We were no longer strangers
But star crossed lovers
We met over sushi and sake
Our love more mature
This was no longer an infatuation
Or going to be temporary
We started making love to each others’ minds
Inspiring each other
Respecting one another
We met dancing on his mattress
His private club
He called it
Jumping up and down at 4 am
I felt like a kid and an adult at the same time
I felt free and seen
And in love
We met on a dance floor
In Café Paraiso
Paradise Café
Honestly I don’t know if it is a real place
Or a name for how I feel all the time when I am with him
But we dance there
And everything disappears around us
We met in the cracks of art galleries
Admiring each other
As if we were an installation
I see colors and lines and beauty
And I see him
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Lauren Toker
