Avoidance

His eyes are on her
she can feel it
without looking
without confirming
becuase her heartbeat quickens
and her palms just got sweaty

He is watching her and
she is not sure why
it must be innocent,
his intentions
his wishes
although a million voltages
seem to pierce into her side
with each glance,
burning her mind
inflaming her imagination

She can't look back
not directly at him
she floats her eyes
over and around
under and beside
anything to avoid
his penetrating look
because the truth
is in her eyes
the wanting is drawn out
like a detailed portrait
and she can't control it
didn't ask for it
does not understand her primal response
her sexual magnetism
to his adoring stare


She looks everywhere
but not at him...