It is a joy and delight: brilliant lights and electric arcs!

We could talk on forever; I smile at every response;

and every little hint of affection sets off sparks

within me. Are you annoyed and want to remonstrance?

Do my playful jabs and fun remarks

cause a fire of anger within you?

But, underneath, do you secretly like these talks?

Does your heart beat slight faster with every clue?

Is it really there, though? Or am I imagining

as how a delusional man would? Sigh.

You take no initiative when I sit waiting…

Must it always be I who begins every “hi” ?

I hope I have not been having false dreams.

There, surely, must be more than it seems.