You & Not Me

     You asked me what attracted me to you, so this is my reply. I'll begin with one hand on my heart and the other on a bible, I will not tell a lie. There you were, casually walking as you always did from the yoga studio to your car. The world stood still as I watched you from a far. I thought to myself, "She has to be the definition of perfection." Have I ever seen a more beautiful woman? No, not to my recollection. I could make an infinite list, but this is where I will start. Your silhouette was the first thing I saw, and from my mind, that memory will never part. Your long hair is the color of midnight black as pitch. Flowing in the wind like an obsidian colored silk scarf, seamless without a stitch. Your soft complexion of ivory can cripple my defenses from a single touch. A caress from your fingertips weakens me like kryptonite, life is such. Your brown sugar eyes exude a sweet gaze that instantly captivates my attention. Making me feel like the Earth stood still in some sort of magical suspension. The sweet nectar taste of your flower petal lips fulfill me like a main course, certainly not simply just an hors d'oeuvre. Your presence alone seems to give my life a specific meaning. For you I would gladly give up everything, that is what I am, will be and was believing. I could go on forever. Proclaiming that my life is a pleasing endeavor. Everything about you is a reason for my attraction. Since it was at first sight, screaming "I love you" was my initial reaction. But wait a minute, let's make things clear on what is real. As I narrated all of that, I am heartbroken with my hands placed on the Earth crying as I kneel. All that was You & Not Me is what I am saying. The truth is what I am proclaiming. That was the perspective of the man that after 17 years of you and I together you betrayed me with. See, now that I mention it, you decide to plead the 5th. Even though that man and I can completely concur in everything that was listed. Him and I, stating a truthful fact, we had no idea either one of us existed...

~Jonathan E.G.~ 3.29.2023