Chance

There you are

looking so much better up close-

than I imagined from a distance,

I needed to see you

to better understand the hype

thoughts of you have been consistent,

maybe it’s a sign

hearing you in everyone’s dialogue

your name is quite persistent,

being locked away for years

if I met you

wondering if my life would be different,

I suppose that you’re like most

and rather experience connections near you

probably not liking the distance,

but image to be honest with you

after seeing so many of the same faces

I’m ready willing and wanting our visit,

hopefully I’d handle the pressure well

raw beauty is hard to confront

especially when it exceeds what I’ve envisioned,

but I want you in your fullness

and every promise I’m told that accompanies you

pronounced without any inhibitions nor limits,

I admit I was a critic

a cynic in wake of crickets, but I get it

your name is Chance, and all I ask for is a minute