shoes pointing toward me
pupils wide and dilated
a smile stamped on your face —
it was obvious.
walking in step with me
choosing my tempo
a slight brush of our hands —
it was obvious.
moving across the room
i’ll see that you came too
and your shoulder met mine —
it was obvious.
you spoke a second language
and you didn’t even know it
and because i was fluent —
it was obvious.
so when you asked me how i knew
when you said
“i love you”
it was obvious, really:
posture, eyes, brows,
hands, feet, lips —
all the tiny twitches, angles, and facings
did all the talking for you.
in a way,
you were telling me the whole time.
in fact,
your second language had been speaking
for hours.
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