I pulled a funny rubberface, and played waggle-ears and goggli-eye
when you weren’t looking.
The birds saw, and hopped, skipped and ran to tell the king
but I shushed them, cuz you were looking.
After you turned, I cheeky smiled and pointed behind my palm at you
and then they rained upwards to water a hungry blue sky and
fill the empty air with the symphonic sound of wings with secrets
and I watched, waved and sighed, and wanted to go
when you weren’t looking
When you weren’t looking, I checked out your legs, slim and faithful
steady, temple gates and castle pillars, twins of presence and joy.
I saw them move (oh!), saw them work faithful on the outside
and put Joffrey to shame with simple knee bends and prayers
and I raised my hands in ecstasy
when you weren’t looking.
Your plate was like a wagon-train unguarded, and french fries were the cattle lowing
so I snuck up slow and careful and snagged a handful
when you weren’t looking.
they tasted like the grapes of Pericles! Like sheep roasting in Plato’s cave
and I moaned in delight when you could hear me, but only
when you weren’t looking.
I would have despaired, this life being what it is and me being what I’m not
and turned aside, to cliffs and pits and gnashing jagged teeth upon which
to founder, but that would require you to be asleep,
I would have to
find that moment
when you weren’t looking…
but it never came.
and it never will.
So I will content myself with french fries and wagon trains, and birds a wing
with messages of wonder, with legs and swaying hips
and pulling one of my most amazing and useless comic faces
(or maybe even two)
and fit myself into spaces benevolent and overwatched
by you…
when you weren’t looking
Charissa's Grace Notes 
Charissa, hello. On my blog we do a lot of poetry collaborations. We usually start with a prompt from a guest blogger that we lead with and then post our interpretations of the poem. The best so far was called, “What the World Needs.” Anyway, I like the idea of using “When you Weren’t Looking” and leading with your poem. Let me know what you think. Before you answer, you can check out the collaborations under the collaboration tab to see if it’s something you’d be interested in. Take care and keep writing! ~Marie
Oh wow what a cool idea! Sure! I would be honored! I don’t need to check it sounds fabulous!
Thanks again!
Thank you!
When I finish the post, I will tag you…and then you can ping it back to me so you get notices when people post on it. The end result is really awesome. :0) Marie (again, thanks)
I am totes thrilled and can’t wait! ☺☺☺
One more thing…I’ll probably post it on Sunday
and give people a week to do their posts.
:0)
Kk
BTW…tagging? Pinging? You can coach me thru at the time, no? 🙂
This was a joy to read. And “Yeah” about the poem prompt collaboration.
Wonderful!! ❤
P.S. I love this best (had to…from my dancer days):
"When you weren’t looking, I checked out your legs, slim and faithful
steady, temple gates and castle pillars, twins of presence and joy.
I saw them move (oh!), saw them work faithful on the outside
and put Joffrey to shame with simple knee bends and prayers
and I raised my hands in ecstasy
when you weren’t looking."
Thanks Sis!! I had such a great time with this…I had been ruminating on it since I told ya about the title, and whammo, there it came!