You were standing there, arms 'round me, saying goodbye.
It was so simple to lean up
(now up is an experience for a tall girl like me)
and kiss your cheek, 'round your chin.
Which was soft.
(how utterly delightful)
And so I kept going, 'til I found your lips.
Which were softer then I'd imagined.
I could have stood there all night discovering how you kissed.
But all I get is that brief moment,
to make me smile in joy when I remember you.
--Gayathri
Aug. , 1996
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