Rewiring required

His gaze caught hers
And for a moment she felt
Her brain go into reverse
The gears wouldn’t work
Systems malfunction
Rewiring required
It almost hurt.

What was this
A compliment given
He was waiting for a response
Her gaze was blank
Her words all jumbled
He’d think she was a complete dunce.

Conversation continued
And somehow she managed
To keep it all together
She didn’t understand just what was happening
She felt as light as a feather

How could a man
So unassuming
Create such an extreme response
It was all too strange
It was time to regroup
Before her sanity was lost.