Enthralled;
rapt in vision;
“just thinking of fun stuff that might happen in space”
Until interrupted and
(!) an audible pop (!)
his eyes opened.
He couldn’t recall closing them.
“Hey! How’s it going?”
He pulled the words from the Book of Normal,
stored forever in the caches of his mind
for a moment such as this.
He had been traveling elsewhere,
to places no one may follow.
So when seen, he found it easier to hide;
to hide behind Normal.
But he has the Book,
and so he has freedom at least
until someone puts in effort to see.
And Yuyi did.
O!
How she pierced his facade!
Without pretense, “Where are you going?”
She would ask with a stare.
Stuttering he’d reply, “No where.”
Smirking she’d retort, “Of course you are.”
With a twitch of the brow that reminded me
I don’t have to hide with her anymore.
How sweet that tastes,
the utter belief, the total relief!
“I finally have a partner for my space sto-ries.”