the first time,
it was a real smooching,
there in the rain
the passion
running down our
skin

I had just asked her out
I had just brought it to a head

everything up to that point,
the flirting,
the jokes,
the talking back
and forth for
hours,
had all been leading up
to that moment,
there in the pouring rain,
the water flowing down
the side-walks and we
couldn’t even feel our
feet

but I grabbed her,
asking what secret
she had been hiding
from me

and she wouldn’t tell me,
but she gave this little nod,
this little glare, that said
“do it now you fool”

so I did

I did and we kissed,
we kissed as the world
flooded and our friends
partied on and it was
magical

now we’re not really sure
what the future holds

we haven’t gone on a date,
yet.

but that’s what Friday’s for
that’s what the future is for

and for now,
I can deal with having
a single kiss a day

still flirting,
still shy,
still unsure

but we both know
there’s something
different

something worth smiling
about

forget it
we’re going to do this
the world awaits us
and I’m not going to start disappointing
now

don’t think about if,
or should,
or can.

we are
and so we
shall.

tonight
we’re taking it for it ourselves
and making a footprint
so deep in the earth
that even god won’t be able to erase it,
that is,
if he wanted to.

we will be hated for it at first
by all the peoples of the world.
because they are jealous
and scornful like humans are
but time will love us
and it will teach them what we did
was the right thing,
the thing that should’ve,
no,

needed

to be done.

we’re going to do this
stunning the world is a side-effect
but it’s definitely not collateral damage

we are going to love.
each other.
tonight.
and we’re not going to wonder about
if, ands, or buts

only thinking about the now.
the very next step in our path.
about the jokes to make.
the flirts to pull.

that’s it.

goodnight.
goodbye.
we’re doing this.
no doubt about it.