bubble tea

thirsty, i looked for a place to have a drink
i was craving for some bubble tea
looking around, there i saw Mr. Coffee
with a crowd outside, I decided to enter

went inside, looked at the menu
thankfully you didn't just serve hot coffee
thinking of getting the pineapple with pearls
going up to order, i looked over into the tiny kitchen door

at that moment, there you caught my eye
a very attractive glance you had on me
you looked down immediately
and so did I

"sir" asked the person at the front desk
"what would you like?"
i forgot my order. a bit of umms and uhhs.
OH YEAH, the pineapple with pearls

"pineapple with pearls please" i said
to the person at the front desk
i don't really remember that person looked like
but i remember the overpriced drink and something more

i turned my head up looked at you
you glanced back down immediately
i went to sit down to stop this sillyness.
pulled out the chair in the warm store

inside my mind, i was thinking to come to speak to you
even when you were behind that counter... almost hiding
or maybe you were curious too.
I think your eyes were playing tricks on me

while waiting, i catch you looking at me
and i looked back
it seemed like we were glancing for minutes
yet, didn't speak
i saw you smiling as you looked down

your slender arms
tanned complexion
and those eyes...

i thought of what i would do
if i did approach you
would i be awkward?
would you even like me?
are you just teasing me?

my order came
"thank you" i said
to the person at the front desk
whose face i still don't remember

i struggled a bit awkwardly
trying to find a loonie and two toonies.
i was not adjusted to using this currency
how would i be adjusted to living here?

what do i do next?
i thought to myself
should i just go say hi?
though i am really not sure what would happen

i left
guilty knowing, that i may never see you again
and i will never know
i don't know if i would go there again

the drink didn't taste very good
but if i have a chance in the future
i visit that place again

person who works behind the counter
maybe one day, some day.