At the other end of the street I would watch her Each Monday, carrying a new book every time.
I didn't like to read. I preferred music, in my opinion Was the equivalent of a book Each telling a story.
The cup of coffee in my hand felt as warm as my heart As I blew the hot liquid from the brim of the cup And take a picture of her with the smoke that frames her body.
I wrote short poems of how captivating her beauty was On the greasy table napkins provided for the coffee tables Producing a different piece each time.
Her mouth would move as she read the words, Mumbling lines of incoherent sentences I could not decipher. At times I would see a smile break out on her face And I would find myself consumed in slight envy. Would she have smiled at the words I've written for her?
She was a song, I was a poem.
She was first written on smooth paper, A thoughtless idea jotted in messy handwriting Soon expanding into a verse and chorus Written over and over again, Revised by experts, reviewed until perfection, Interpreted by bassists, guitarists, drummers, and vocalists Appreciated repeatedly through the stereos of listeners As they capture each beat and tempo. She was flawless.
I was a poem.
I was rewritten in a single document copy Renamed and revised From the greasy fingers tapping away on keyboards Typed and deleted, Typed and deleted. Frustrating the writer as they could never get an idea out of me Leaving me in a file hidden in the folders of an old computer Unfinished and waiting to be opened.
I was a mess in unorganized stanzas of ideas, Lines which no one will have the audacity to read, A waste of time, Flawed.
She was the perfection in every imperfection An artwork that you could only love through the eyes. A piece which I Wanted in my own. I watched her again silently and wondered Is it possible to love someone you've only admired from afar?
She was the artwork you could only love through the eyes.