She Danced with Me

I choked on my words a little

   but she said, 'Yes.'

I took her soft hand

   and led her to the crowded floor.

A quiet song came on,

   one I heard she liked.

She came closer.

I put one arm around her warm body.

She put her head against my chest.

Such a serene smile.

Her eyes she kept shut.

I closed mine.

We just swayed to the music,

   but the music didn't matter.

I could stay here forever.

I memorized the moment...

Her hair smelled of flowers.

And I could feel the rhythm of her breath,

   her chest moving up and down.

I became aware of every point

   my body touched hers.

Is she trembling,

                or is that me?

I opened my eyes

   and gazed into her subtle blue stare.

Still with a smile,

   she thanked me for the dance.

'My pleasure,' I said.

I wonder if she knows

                how much I meant that?

Now when I'm with her,

   I feel a new calm from within.

All because

   she danced with me...