romance plays music on the silvery screen

the pink and gold paint
glimmer
as we enter the
beautiful theatre.
the red seats
shine
the blue ceiling paint
is
dull
but i wont look
up
i'll look at you
i'll take you
to the balcony
the seats arent as
comfortable
and the leg room
is tight
but thats
okay
because
we can be closer.

heres what it looks like
from up here
they say many
young couples have
kissed
for the
first time
in this balcony
ever since this theater
has been operating
1920s or something
...it wont be the first time
but we can be the most recent.

we take our seats
hold my hand
the lights dim.

the movie begins
the old flicker reel
scratchy
then romance plays music
on the silvery screen
the names we've all heard of
the title we know well
(its on our ticket stub)

black and white
just like it used to be
or is now?
yes
it's 1954
hepburn sits beside me
and i
bogart
stare into her eyes
whisked away into some
other time
a better time
maybe we were meant to be here
or there, rather

i could kiss you forever
as the romance plays music
on the silvery screen