Opposite Nothing

I’d stood in the square, across from the bank

Nervous with anticipation, if I had to be frank

Though full of beans and eager to please

You’d still captured my thoughts with comforting ease

Your long dark hair and sparkling brown eyes

Offered so much, with a hint of surprise

With consummate simplicity we’d both confirmed

That a meet during the week was one well earned

We’d agreed a time, a place and a date

And promised each other we wouldn’t be late

But now I stood here, occasionally staring at my shoes

Gone was the feeling that I’d nothing to lose

The self-gratifying agreement and confirmation

We’d both known what was what and the state of the nation

I stubbed out my cigarette and considered the time

Hell, I’d make my way to my local, it wasn’t a crime

Smiling I stepped up and pressed the button before crossing

Aware I’d spent an hour…opposite nothing