The Two; I

This is the first of an ongoing series of poems currently comprised of three chapters. It tells the story of two teenage lovers over the course of their relationship; this is their first meeting. Enjoy!!

The Two; I

They stood a foot apart,

Nose to nose,

It seemed from the side and a few yards out.

He peered at her,

Barely,

From behind a pair of red-shaded sunglasses.

Her lips were like an ashen rose,

Pale,

But vital.

They part,

“You're sure intimidating.”,

She said, studying him,

Eyes surveying him like a grid pattern laid across his body.

He laughed,

But not a serious one,

More like a half,

And he said,

“Me? I'm the least Intimidating person you could ever know.”

He paused,

A breeze passed between them,

And then a smile crept across his thin lips,

And studying him again,

She waited.

“I suppose that's why I gotta look it.”

A moment,

Two,

She stepped back an inch,

Then two,

And she said,

“Well, you certainly do.”

-E.K.