I miss walking to your car Wildly undressed For the weather As always Yet radiant in the snow Always scanning the backs of cars For your Illinois plate Reminded every time That you’re a city kid Probably much too cool for me
You step outside your car Even though it’s cold And you’re stepping into slush The crud that cakes up in the parking lot I miss seeing your face That catlike smile As I speed walk across asphalt Smiling myself Hard enough to make my cheeks sore But there’s not a care in the world When I crash into your arms
The air is cold but you are warm My heart gets wrapped up In a tight cocoon of you Then we break and you say We should get in your car It’s cold and I left my coat again Then I’m in your passenger seat You’re offering me matcha candy Or maybe just looking at me With those bedroom eyes Dark behind your glasses Yet lit up all the same
I miss that sweet first kiss The soft heat of your lips Pressed up against mine Gentle and hungry A restrained fever of want Given away by your hand on my cheek Thumb tracing across my lips when you pull back Gazing at me like I’m something To be savored Cherished and mouthed at The tender want in your eyes That I miss The moment you look away