when i first saw your eyes in Heidi's video
my whole being tightened
clenching with the power of certainty
zapped into a real so real it wasn't real anymore
but realer.

I'm washing out the Moka pot
to make espresso
when i first saw your love in Heidi's video
my heart staring, blooming,
i couldn't stop it. it spread like a fire
inside of me, consuming everything in its path
leaving only your eyes.

I'm spooning in the coffee now.
three scoops or four? i like it strong.

when i first saw your heart in Heidi's video
you came into my eyes as a flood
i felt pulled out of myself like a flower
yanked from the ground, my raw roots exposed and dangling,
shivering in the cold Real.
I'm putting in the water now.
will you grab some cups?

when i first saw your life in Heidi's video
i didn't know what to do
i don't know how to run away, i only know how to run toward
and i see myself in you and i feel you in me
and it's plain that your presence is a Jewel
isn't that a lovely smell?
coffee's ready, love. come and sit beside me.

when i first saw you in Heidi's video
i saw the girl i loved so much transformed
by true beauty, with knowing love and infinite grace
so i just held on, delighted, deeply touched
and rode out the roller coaster of your gaze