Slow Dance

The moment the music begins, he smiles at me
I suddenly become aware of how heavily I'm breathing
We stand facing one another- I'm slightly overwhelmed -
one hand on his shoulder and the other gently held
And we dance. We sway.
The worries of the world wash away.
Euphoria swims through my veins and I begin walking on clouds
I might be dizzy, but I might not be coming back down.
We dance and spin
All I can do is grin
The world around goes dim
And all I see is him.

Too soon, the music draws to a close
We stand back and smile
And ride this feeling for a while

Chocolate

People compare things that are deep and blue to the ocean
But I am from North Carolina. The ocean is brown.
Brown like chocolate. And happy. Like
... days at the beach. No worries. Nothing
But the warm sunshine on my face.
The sea breeze speaks to me in a sugary voice
That tickles my ears and makes me laugh.
The breeze is sweeter than honey and sweeter than chocolate.


I could get lost in that brown ocean.
I could drown in the brilliant, smiling sun.
I could survive on chocolate.

And I might even share it with someone.