Read Poem: Prompt: Sea Salt, by Raveena Savadi

He speaks virtuous words that feel unfairly sinful,
And I nod along, as I feel unbearably woeful;
He talks to me with his eyes sparkling,
The eyes that beg me to dive in and keep swimming.

He smiles at me innocently,
With the kind of charm that will haunt me endlessly;
He laughs at my jokes, especially those that even I do not deem worthy,
And I am left stuck between serenity and complete misery.

For he is unfortunately attached,
Not to me, and to levels of commitment that cannot be matched;
So, I am all alone in my wishful pining,
Dreaming of fantasies that will not be happening.

So why does he find reasons to touch me?
Mirthful taps on my shoulder, gentle pinches on my arm, and pats on my knee,
Because what feels right for me, is wrong for him,
Doesn’t he know that I feel loyalty to her, though I think of her as stuck-up and prim?

So, I refuse to move beyond this song and dance,
I never want to know his intentions, and I will not leave everything to chance;
I have to lock up these longings up in a vault,
Though I occasionally wonder whether his kiss will taste like dark chocolate with sea salt.