Most Handsome

 Most Handsome

You surely must have been

The most handsome man

I’ve ever seen

Looking at a movie screen

And sitting next to me

No movie did I see

Though staring at your stunning face

Without a doubt I knew

How good it had to be

No glimpse you gave me

No glance, no eye

Not even when I coughed out loud

Not even when I screamed I choked

Not even when I laid my head

Upon your lap to die

I’m sure you must have noticed me 

But I guess you were too shy.

© bert deben

Antwerp, Wednesday 14th December 2005,

written after seeing ‘Corpse Bride’, sitting next to a gorgeous creature 

picture: Victor in 'Corpse Bride' (Tim Burton, 2005).