A Crush

a poem by Jan Oskar Hansen

Brown eyes
Shy eyes
A steady gaze
Soft and moist
A doe at dawn,
Pausing
Listening
To nature’s music.
A rare song bird
Vulnerable, yet
Strong.
A heart beat
I hold in my
Palms.
Won’t ask you
Up to dance,
Nor put you in
A cage.
Let’s walk slowly
My heart is
Not for racing.