Tall Boy

  The exact moment
  she first saw him?

  He simply appears
  in her memory.


  High school senior,
  new boy,
  tallest on the
  basketball team,
  all the girls
  want him. 

  She is his
  steady girl.

His skin softer than hers, Scandinavian, hair blond crewcut, lanky limbs. Loves her, she knows it, because he’s jealous, grabs her arm tight. Finger marks finally fade. She’s offered a part in the school play. He’s not. Does he say If you love me, if you love me, you won’t? Does he pout? Does she gaze into his blue deep eyes? Does she drop out, surrender something vital?

vital surrender drop gaze play part know deep pout appears jealous not if love offered does she grab all fade memory?