Wrapped In Words

Side-by-side
Eager-eyed
chubby-cheeked…
they learn to read.
Small fingers clutch
fat yellow pencils,
Round letters touch
the dotted blue line.
Like two grey kittens
Wrapped in white string,
language surrounds them
and pulls them forward.

A decade later
desk to desk,
both quite shy
with averted eyes
and beating hearts…
in Language Arts,
they learn to read
each other's expressions.
His long fingers clutch
her delicate hands.
Their soft lips touch
for the first time.
Like two gangly colts
Wrapped in plaid blankets,
Language surrounds them
And pulls them forward.

Two decades later
again they meet,
face to face
A budding poet 
A brilliant teacher...
two voices so much alike.
They learn to re-read
each other's hearts.
Her words clutch
those school days.
His smile touches
all of her tomorrows.
Like two ardent lovers
Wrapped in unyielding destiny,
Language surrounds them
And pulls them forward.