watched her
and watched her on purpose
was an act of honesty I would not have expected
to say she has taken notice of the looks
the voice and then the landscape,
poppy in the fields and a cool sunset,
two girls, chatting merrily and openly
on a slow train home
moving towards a peace of mind
learning how to be careless
and forget to forgive
my every word and in every possible way
to reach my destination
and never think of never turning back.