Fragrance of the stranger

Her fragrance was fresh like bergamot and eucalyptus,

Of delicate Cypress and sultry Jasmine.

I closed my eyes to sense it, 

Feeling shivers rush down my spine.

There at the watercooler, her fragrance floated

This unseen stranger who was there before my time.

Your time seems to be faster than mine

As the night surrendered,

To the morning chimes.

They lay lazily in bed together

Watching the waves light up with sunshine

As she got up to dress for office

He whispered "Your time seems to be faster than mine".

If truth be told

All masks aside,
And if truth be told,

It's someone to smile at,
And somebody to hold.

Someone to dream with,
And somebody with whom to grow old.