You are an ordinary lady
With two eyes, two ears, two breasts,
A mouth and a chin,
And though I like the way you look,
There are others
Just as well arranged.
It is not as though you love me,
Or even hate me.
You are sublimely unaware
That I exist.
But when you looked at me
With eyes that seemed to promise
All I've ever longed for
There was something there
That teased and intrigued,
And tugged at me
With a quiet insistancy
That would not be denied.
If I could only discover
Exactly what it was
You might not be
So hard to forget.