INEVITABILITY—

I felt your eyes on my back- Suddenly- With a wince- My skin turned alert- And my body turned limp- And I fell - As a red cloth- In a riding hall--- You were young - With bright blue eyes- And golden hair- Loud and happy and beat- You spoke Spanish – Sat on a bench and drank sangria- In the humid Mediterranean heat--- In a small courtyard- Our shoulders touched- As ...