I noticed

I once dreamt that she was at a wedding

saw how in love the bride and groom were 

and decided she was going to leave you

right then and there, and you told me this 

and neither of us was torn up about it

maybe that’s why I noticed, when you woke

in your crazy busy life I know so little of

in this insane, chaotic world on fire 

the first thing you did was to check 

what I had decide to share that day 

before 8 a.m., before you got ready 

to go to work, or had morning coffee

before you checked your e-mail 

maybe even before you had a chance

to plant a hurried kiss on your future wife 

I noticed because I admit, I liked the way 

we talked and laughed and met eyes

the way you cupped my face in your hands

and stared at me half a second too long

touched the top of my head as I dozed off.