Bus No.9

I GLIMPSED YOU LOOKING AT ME

FROM THE CORNER OF MY EYES

BUT COULDN’T LET YOU SEE THAT I HAD SEEN

SO INWARDLY BEGAN TO SMILE



CONTINUED READING MY BOOK

BUT COULD FEEL YOU AS YOU BEGAN TO MOVE

TOWARDS MY DIRECTION

SHOULD I CONTINUE TO IGNORE YOU

UNTIL YOU BECKON FOR MY ATTENTION



MY MIND RACED FROM REVERSE GEAR INTO FIRST

HAD TO THINK ON MY FEET

TO COUNTERACT YOUR LYRICAL OUTBURST



THOUGHT



WHAT IF YOU TRIED TO MAKE A MOVE

I WOULD CANDIDLY REPLY

I’M NOT READY FOR A RELATIONSHIP RIGHT NOW

BUT WHAT IF YOUR RESPONSE IS WHY

I WOULD GO THRU THE SAME OLE TIRED VERSE

OF HOW I’M INTO THE PLATONIC THING

REALLY CAN’T BE DEALING WITH ONE ON ONE AT ALL

SO WILL ASK YOU TO LEAVE YOUR NAME AND NUMBER

AND PERHAPS SOMETIME I’LL GIVE YOU A CALL



WHAT IF U DON’T ACCEPT THIS AND STILL PERSIST

TO TRY AND MAKE A DATE

I’LL TELL U THAT MY WORK SCHEDULE IS TIGHT

SO I’M ALWAYS FINISHING LATE

WHAT IF YOU SAY YOU’RE NOT IN A HURRY

AND YOU’RE MORE THAN WILLING TO WAIT BUT…………..



BEFORE I COULD CONTINUE TO DELIBERATE

MY EYES BEGAN TO FLUTTER

AS YOUR MANLY FIGURE

LEANED OVER TO MY SIDE

I FELT YOUR BREATH STROKE MY CHEEK

JUST AT THE MOMENT EVERYTHING SEEMED TO FREEZE



AS THESE WORDS U SOFTLY UTTERED



"I COULD NOT HELP BUT WONDER

WHY FOR THE LAST HALF HOUR

YOU MANAGED TO READ YOUR BOOK

UPSIDE DOWN"



OF COURSE AS YOU COULD IMAGINE

MY HUMILATION

THAT QUICKLY CHANGED MY INWARD SMILE

INTO AN OUTWARD FROWN

YOU GAVE ME NO TIME TO REPLY

BEFORE I COULD YOU SAID

GOODBYE AS U DPARTED FROM THE NO. 9 BUS







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