I walk into the room, and fix my gaze on you.

Heart bursting with joy, I’m no longer blue.

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The most ridiculous lag of the Metro train,

Or the bakery being sold out of seven grain,

Thoughts of a friendship I cannot mend,

Once in your sight, all fretting meets an end.

You lie there purring, green eyes of calm.

The look of holding the world in your palm.

I gently step forward, my smile in full bloom.

You rise and race to the other edge of the room.

For you know very well how to dictate the rules.

Yet, I sit and await your affection like a fool.

Until that distant hour, when you are suddenly tender,

I’ll cuddle with the dog, and we’ll watch EastEnders.