coup de foudre

is there such a thing as love
at first sight,

the bolt of lighting when
catching someone's eye?

the coup de foudre.

a brush of luck or destiny,
call it chance.

two strangers in the night.

who's to know, but it happens,
that gut feeling

of immediate attraction,
the longing

for romance.

it's happened once or twice,
in my life,
but in the end.

it was not unlike a bottle
of champagne

popped and drank,
full of fizz and fun,

but
then once the bubbles
were gone, the love

went flat. we were done.