once again

In a dark and lonely bar
on a lazy Tuesday night
2 strangers met.

The instantaneous bond, the kind of connection
and familiarity which normally takes years to establish
surprised them both, and took them by the hands.

What was ever meant to be, started here, now.

She smiled, the type of smile
that could bring a vicious lion to its knees
if you’re not careful.
Each time she laughed
the twinkles in her eyes brightened the entire room,
devoured his attention.

The dimples in his cheeks and the happiness in his eyes
lighted a spark inside the pit of her belly,
the sort that could ignite a tropical rainforest
if you’re not careful.
Her mind, always slower than her heart
at grasping what was going on, was unable to catch up.

As wits and puns and stories exchanged,
smiles turned into grins,
and grins into chuckles,
and chuckles bursted into laughter,
originating straight from the heart,
resonating in the air around them,
saturating every fiber of their bodies.

For in that moment, there was no past
and no future,
only the present, and that was all that mattered.

As their entire universes
dwindled to the space in between them,

they both felt it.

Long lost souls, reunited,

once again