Ageless

Approach tentative
feet making small distance

head down
eyes hoping for anything

playful helps
smile hints

inching nearer
breath even, excited

sure of nothing
sprouting anticipation

eye contact happens
cautious consideration

if you're lucky
welcome signs follow

even then
assumptions can destroy you

touch must be invited
most times

upon contact
measuring begins

timer ticking backward
away from equality

lopping off seconds
judgments thrown like cards

formerly considered
distant fact

circle 'round and 'round
head to tail, tail to head

power asserted
roles like rings rarely broken

this is the first sequence
rarely the last