Alison

you know not that I write these words
and it's just as well
for you will never want me
the way I want you

as I watch you work
I'm reminded of the very first time
you poured my coffee
and how impossibly beautiful
you looked, out of time and out of place
in this mundane setting

you looked at me and it felt like
I was gazing into the eyes of
the Girl with a Pearl Earring

I told myself that I would not
let my heart ache for you
for you are just as distant to me
as the woman in that painting
who lived centuries ago

I am losing that battle
though I realize that I can't win your love

any more than I can pull the moon
and stars from the sky
and put them into my pocket

the celestial bodies are meant
for us to enjoy but never posses