I first said hi
to her in the hallway, shy like,
not realizing she had also
been sweet on me

just passing by,
and so soon we were
timing our coffee
breaks to coincide,

meeting in the parking lot
when we left work
always coming closer
to colliding,

we spent two months
being coy and innocent
when I saw her sitting alone
in the lunch room,

took a big breath and sat my
tray down and asked
"Mind if I sit here"
and she smiled like

the Mona Lisa
I swear
she beamed like two months
worth of

hallelujah's
hail Mary's
and Hannukah
candles all lit up

to say we had fireworks is
understated  nonsense
cause we ignited a fire
in there

****** near burned down the lunchroom
the parking lot the exit door
taking the rest

of the day off