The day was strange when I happened upon you
the bench that held you suddenly held me
you were a stranger I startled, I apologised
and by the time we left the bench we knew each by name.
You were my Ashwagandha and I was your Witch Hazel
as we walked haphazardly through the streets
we were perplexed by the plethora of pillows that appeared
as our words slowly spun into our eyes and we could no longer look away.
We found a gazebo where I spun around in daydreams
and you fell head over heels until I could see it beneath the clouds
that told us our hopes and our dreams of shared futures
and I gazed down into your eyes as the swans swam as swiftly
as my question came, “Can I kiss you?”
and you replied, “As long as I can keep you.”
so we kissed as softly as the breeze blew
parting only so that I could whisper, “I woke up today just for you.”