We Rode the Bus Together

A love affair
Many years ago  
We rode the same bus  
Lived in the same neighborhood  
Worked in the same building  
Never knew each other  
 
Day after day we talked on the bus  
Transferred at Columbus Avenue  
Rode downtown together  
At the building she went her way  
I went mine  
Sometimes saw her in the cafeteria  
 
Eventually we had lunch  
Offsite at that Mexican place  
She had the prettiest eyes  
Somewhere between grey and blue  
I told her many times  
The margaritas didn't need lies  
 
She lived with a guy she was going to marry  
I never understood why  
They didn't seem in love  
We used to make out in my office  
Closed the door  
She sat on my lap  
 
We made love the first time on a Sunday afternoon  
On Friday nights before I went to my beach house  
I'd take a taxi to Penn Station  
Drop her off somewhere downtown  
I never allowed myself to love her  
Then she left me and married him  
 
We lost touch for years  
Her marriage didn't last  
He didn't make love to her like i did  
I did things he wouldn't  
We found each other years later  
Every New Year's Eve I text her a heart