First encounters

I continue living as I always have;

except,

I can’t help that feeling of anticipation

for the next time we meet.

Flitting from one moment to the next,

like a sitcom on repeat.

Drowning in each others’ words.

Taking it all in for the first time,

as if we need to absorb every syllable,

every individual letter of every word -

just so we don’t miss anything.

I could bathe in that feeling.

In that ‘getting-to-know-each-other’ state of bliss.

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