I set my sights
high
and watched her
singing in a voice
molasses thick
twice as sweet.
Watched as she
coaxed acrylics
and oils into
bold
statements on
canvas stretched
drumskin tight.
I read her words
shared mine with
her
wept sometimes
at the romance
of unrequited love.
I set my sights
on the most beautiful
girl in the world,
I fell short
but the air was
so sweet
up there.
