There are times when you enter a room, walk through
and bang.
It was just like that.
I had passed already.
But then
a peculiar feeling.
An energy.
I`m not sure.
So I turned.
And he had turned already.
Dark and handsome.
But moreover
a quivering.
Something indefinable.
Yet definite.
There were loads of people. Music. Noise. Plenty of distraction.
Regardless.
We weren`t distracted one bit.
It didn`t last long
but we became
an item in the air
30 ft away
something special took place
and no one else saw.
Nevertheless, I was on a mission.
Hands filled with drinks.
I had to hurry back.
Besides, I could never have walked up to him.
It would be like someone tearing your clothes off
and for you to show around.
It was obvious enough.
If he fancied
he could look
But then, I did.
Clearly.
I was beyond distracted.
I was on a different mission now.
The conversations no longer mattered.
Nor did the music.
Not even the cocktails, – that only tasted water.
Where did he go?
What if he`d left?
I scanned and zoomed as best as I could.
Eliminated and ruled out.
Believed and then
the let- down.
Went to the toilet, so I could look even further.
Went to the bar, even when the cocktails were full.
Up until I found him.
Or till he found me.
Suddenly, he just stood there.
All of a sudden. Just like that.
There were no getting around it.
It was now or never.
On Monday I would be back in Oslo.
So I went over to him.
It might have been the most awkward conversation ever.
There were elephants.
All around.
It would be pathetic pretending this to be
a casual meeting at the bar.
“Wow. Great cocktail”
“Been here long?”
Clearly, we were left with our names. Personalia.
Bought drinks.
And foremost
made sure not to lose sight of each other.
I was with him.
And he was with me.
Nearly without having talked.
The whole thing being so intense
it nearly turned me sober.
And finally.
About an hour later
he pushed me up against the wall
kissing me
And so we stayed.
Until the music stopped
and the lights went on.