I closed my eyes and moved forward
She closed her eyes and also moved forward
I felt my heart thumping
I felt her breath and thought it was a breeze
My mind was all over the place
Questions floating in my mind
Answers outrunning the questions
I decided to move my lips a little forward
I felt her lips touching mine
and I opened my eyes
Tough luck ... I missed!
-Elethu Nkala
Very clever, Elethu! Here, you do a wonderful job of building up suspense, and then disarming the reader with a comical ending.
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I look forward to reading more poems from you, Elethu! Thanks for this one.