So much beauty

in just a smile

sends my mind

 

reeling

 

Split second decisions

always seem obvious

in retrospect

 

but here

now

there is no benefit

of hindsight

 

only these few

precious seconds

slow as molasses

and sweet as I imagine

your lips to be

 

in my mind I form the words

 

in the space between my brain

and tongue

they materialize

 

I manage a smile

to mask the chaos within

 

the words finally escape

my lips:

 

“salted

 

caramel

 

latte

 

please”

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