| Standing beneath the colored lights, |
| wrapped within the words in the air. |
| Trying to hide the feelings inside, |
| the very fact is that I wanted to hug you, there. |
| I wanted to wrap my arms around your waist, |
| to pull them in and to draw you close, |
| to have my eyes locked in with yours, |
| and to have my nose rub against your nose. |
| And there beneath the man-made lights, |
| hidden away from the dark of night... |
| THERE, embraced within all humanity... |
| I wanted to kiss you, there. |
Written and read on 7/10/03 on Katie at a poetry reading at the Coffee Talk in Kaimuki