moment

it's out of nowhere that you came;
no voice crackled over the PA
to say,
"mark, meet the most beautiful girl
you've ever seen."
but the moment kept right on
movingalong and i
didn't really have the time
to think
wait! is this it?
what am i supposed to do?
aren't there supposed to be
bells ringing or stars shining
or something?
i mean, is this it? and
then the momentwasover
and you exited
as quietly as you came
and i still
don't know
what to do.

© Mark E. Dougherty