over eager

time away from the game of
seeking out a lover keeps the
shy in the dark until the last
moment when the hormones
may command & the eyes
cause the mind to stir & the
body to follow when spring
rears its exciting face for many
the sun unravels its rays down
upon the skin warming &
bringing possibly a new insight
into the ability of one to attract
another.

then & there the preparation begins
the minutes & seconds building
to hours spent in front of the mirror
time taken away from habits once
repeated but now left by the wayside
& makeup, new hairstyles, trips to
the gym, bathing in cologne, washing
in perfume & the constant self-critique
which comes with each rejection that
might ensue.

practicing becomes the new habit when
the pondering of new pick up lines
takes up most of the day & the quick
rambling to already attached friends &
family breeds new slants to approach
the crush while at the same time causing
more worry as to wonder just what it is
that one is doing wrong.

but the over eager may learn soon
that the constant pursuit of something will
most likely draw less interesting prospects
& a lack of substance in conversation,
personality, etc. for though the physical
can lead one to hop from rock to rock
as a frog in a stream, the payoff is still the
same---lying belly up in the dirty water
stirring up the sand below.