High School Crush by Paul Saret

You were that girl that sat across the room.

The girl who spoke only when spoken to.

The girl who had her hair partially covering her face

and wrote in a subtle motion as if the pen

was the most fragile object in the world.

I would stare at you every day

as if you were the lesson and I paid attention.

And every once in a while, you would notice me.

When you’d glance back, I would suddenly look away

like our eyes were both the positive side of two magnets

and no matter how hard I try, I just can’t make them attract.

You made it hard for me to concentrate.

And you were the reason why I woke up late.

and that’s because every night,

you would sneak out of your house, climb into my window

and crawl into my dreams and I would never wake up.

And when I first saw your smile, I felt as if Cupid shot down an arrow

right through my chest that he made out of diamonds

just to make sure, I could never break it off.

And that’s when I fell for you. 

And when I fell for you, I told myself to never land.

And just like Peter Pan, we can live in Neverland

where we can grow young together.

And I would always remember the time we spoke to each other.

Words wanted to jump out of my mouth and speak on my behalf.

Words like ‘You’re Smart’ ‘You’re Beautiful’ ‘You’re Sophisticated’

But I just stood there in silence as I stare into your eyes.

It gave out this Medusa effect that got me petrified.

And that’s when you opened my eyelids, went inside my pupils,

traveled down my nerves, and whispered to my brain

that I should give you a hug. And so I did.

And when I gave you this hug, I locked my fingers together

never wanting to let go, hoping that this hug would last forever.

You pressed your head against my chest,

brushing your hair across my heart.

And that one brush is all it took to paint a picture

of you and me together.