Young Love
Before The Internet And Cell Phones
Days of wonder and hope
Days of anxiety and disbelief
Is this really happening
She likes me
She actually likes ME
All those days of sneaking looks her way
In the school corridors
In the classrooms
The lunch room
Rewarded when I found her staring back in my direction
And smiling
My response was to blush and turn away
Terrible shyness and fear of disappointment holding me back
Still afraid to talk with her
Why
My mind refused to accept the fact
That she might really want to get to know me
‘What if it is all in my imagination?’ it protested
She might have just happened to be looking in my direction
And smiling at something a friend said
The breakthrough when it finally occurred
Came thanks to one of my sisters
Yes in fact the one who previously had been seen
As simply a thorn in my side
A relationship formed by blood alone
To be endured
My sister talked to a friend…
