we're dancing naked in a vacuum

as a kid, i was staring at him. he must have been in his mid teens with the beginning of a moustache above his lip. i wondered how long it took him to grow it, though it must have been a long time, since he'd obviously never shaved. i wondered how long it would be before i could grow one. it turned out to be seven years or so. my staring made him uncomfortable. he called me on it. i quickly pretended i hadn't been staring, poorly.