architecture

It seems too haphazard
to be architecture

But once you really note
how we hover
suffocate
impose
but never touch

You start to see columns

Intimacy could only be
evidence of erosion
the erosion that occurs
when fleeting glances
form cracks
between empty words

That occurs in silence
especially when awkward
& not so silent
after all

With the right kind of eyes
we would see that
it was all written in

Nuanced moments
must be built around

Sound structures
must erode

Too much eye contact
leads to quips
abt sporting events
or sex that never occurred
or whatever makes a girl
laugh blush or
feign offense

There is always
enough mortar

The Sphinx
w/o a nose
is still the Sphinx

The dead silence of prayer
can be awkward
though clearly it was planned for
even allotted a specific
no. of seconds before
the next hymn

Early in my day
I was told that I have
beautiful intense eyes
in a brief lapse
b/w carefully structured moments
of customer service

“Who says to someone?”
I asked my Self

“Exactly,”
answered Self.