She struck me
out of the blue,
the way that most beautiful songs
find you.
It plays out of nowhere,
normally when you're out and about—
one foot out the door,
slipping through the holes
of a random speaker.
Before I knew, I was nodding
my head.
It's already full of things
that don't matter.
My head and the thoughts
That go through it.
Her voice cuts through all of that,
a song you want to know the name of,
so you can hear it again—
one that you hope doesn't end too soon,
but still delicate enough to not
notice when she tips away.
She's a song,
a uniquely beautiful woman
that you notice before she walks
away.
There's not enough in the world
that makes sense.
She pulls me in and confesses
that she's just like me—
the way that most beautiful songs do.
I knew that I would chase her
before she walked away.