Smile (A Poem)

Staring at you

across the bar.

You mess with 

your drink.

You check the time,

tapping the bar

impatiently.

You look behind you.

The one you

are looking for 

is nowhere 

to be found.

Your eyes pass
over me.
You do a double take,
 look at me
 and smile.

I pretend to not notice

as I smile back.

My hand pushes

my hair behind my ear

as I giggle

and look back up at you.

©Amanda Catherine