Everybody Wang Chung Tonight

“Accept everything about yourself--I mean everything. You are you and that is the beginning and the end--no apologies, no regrets.”
-Henry Kissinger

There was that night
I drove thirty minutes to your house, and
I bought you dinner, and
We played pool, and
You let me win, and
We watched The Princess Bride, and
We sat close to each other, smiling and
Laughing…

And there was that night
I came to your party, and
You introduced me to all of your friends, and
We swam in your pool, and
We showed off our dives, and
I knew I wouldn’t see you for two months…

And then one afternoon
After you came back from Europe, and
You had that look in your eyes, and
Your finger beckoned me to come closer, and
My heart started racing, and
My body began shaking, and
My breaths became shorter, and
My mouth got dry, and
My palms were sweaty, and
You wanted me to kiss you, but
I never made a move…